n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: stud · ded ; stud · ding
Date: circa 1506
1 : to furnish (as a building or wall) with studs
2 : to adorn, cover, or protect with studs
3 : to set, mark, or decorate conspicuously often at intervals <a sky studded with stars> <a career studded with honors>