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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Stud \Stud\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Studded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Studding}.]
1. To adorn with shining studs, or knobs.
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Thy horses shall be trapped,
Their harness studded all with gold and pearl.
--Shak.
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2. To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to
set thickly, as with studs.
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The sloping sides and summits of our hills, and the
extensive plains that stretch before our view, are
studded with substantial, neat, and commodious
dwellings of freemen. --Bp. Hobart.
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