besmear

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The modern harpies besmear every noble thought till it becomes unpalatable and nauseous; and thus must Clodwig wrestle and fight for the common daily bread of the spirit.

From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Auerbach, Berthold

Of course, you will cut your beautiful locks, besmear your cheeks, and there you are.

From Six Women and the Invasion by Yerta, Gabrielle

Drabble, drab′l, v.t. to besmear with mud and water.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

She was about to besmear her face, when lady Feng pleaded: "My dear child, do let me off this time!"

From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft

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