bedaub
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Our pessimist frauds and the Ibsensite pack Will groan as they thickly bedaub it in black.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, November 11, 1893 by Various
To plaster over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
The women wear small ear-rings of silver, but use no paint, nor do they bedaub their persons with any sort of pigment.
From Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa by Huish, Robert
Besmear, be-smēr′, v.t. to smear over: to bedaub: to pollute.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
The relatives of the deceased bedaub themselves from head to foot with white clay, upon which they form the most disgusting figures, while scarcely a leg or an arm exhibits the same feature.
From Observations Upon the Windward Coast of Africa by Corry, Joseph
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.