besmear
Example Sentences
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I had noticed before, in the Malmö prison, how the prisoners tried to besmear this glass, or scratch on it, with a sort of fury, so that it was often impossible to see through it.
From Recollections of My Childhood and Youth by Brandes, Georg Morris Cohen
They fashion his image of kadamb7 wood and besmear it with red lead.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
The inhabitants of Westbothnia, to defend themselves against the bites of gnats, besmear their skin with a mixture of tar and fish-grease, or some other kind of fat.
From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland by Linn?, Carl von
He will as surely soil and besmear with sin your moral garments as would contact with the most filthy object imaginable your outer garments.
From Plain Facts for Old and Young by Kellogg, John Harvey
They make little fires during the day, sleeping at night among the warm ashes, with which they besmear their bodies.
