begrime

There are my compeers, gay at court, While here the tears my face begrime.

From The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches by Wilson, Epiphanius

He saw a face which even the dust of the streets could not so begrime as to hide its sweetness or its tenderness, as, with deep solicitude, she bent over her cousin.

From The Earth Trembled by Roe, Edward Payson

The news of so unlucky an event soon reached the ears of the Emir, who abandoned himself to grief and despair, and began, as did all his old grey-beards, to begrime his visage with ashes. 

From The History of Caliph Vathek by Beckford, William

The lorde one day all to begrime you with worshyp, Backe sir sauce, let gentlefolkes haue elbowe roome, Voyde sirs, see ye not maister Roister Doister come?

From Roister Doister Written, probably also represented, before 1553. Carefully edited from the unique copy, now at Eton College by Arber, Edward

The news of so unlucky an event soon reached the ears of the emir, who abandoned himself to grief and despair, and began, as did his old grey-beards, to begrime his visage with ashes.

From Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale by Beckford, William

He’s spent most of the past couple of days sitting on the begrimed concrete outside a bustling 7-Eleven.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2023

The flag was worn and begrimed with age, and almost a century old.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2020

The cinematography is crisp and cool, and although the sets aren’t quite as striking as the begrimed art deco look from the film, there’s more than enough exposed wood and gold trim to go around.

From Slate ● May 19, 2020

He is about to shoot when the young, begrimed soldier holds up his hand in what is now the peace symbol, but at the time meant: "Do you have a cigarette?"

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2019

Nearly blinded by the flying embers he had dashed water on his head and face, and his matted hair and begrimed skin added to his frightened looks made him seem like another person.”

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy

The factory smokestacks begriming the sky in the opening scene are in Stratford, a section of London's East End where jobs and hope are in short supply.

From Time Magazine Archive

With the sheet that night is begriming she muzzles herself, and hides her face.

From Light by Wray, Fitzwater

I thought that Welcker, Plunkett, Brooks, and all   The ghastly crew who always are begriming With villain couplets every page and wall,   Might be arrested and "run in" for rhyming.

From Black Beetles in Amber by Bierce, Ambrose

The clouds were beginning to sweep up from the other side and begriming the sky which had been so ruthlessly clear all the morning.

From Boycotted And Other Stories by Reed, Talbot Baines

What could be seen of the skin of his face and hands under its stains and begriming was of a dull yellow.

From The Bell-Ringer of Angel's by Harte, Bret