besmear
Example Sentences
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I was enforc'd to send it after him; I was beset with shame and courtesy; My honour would not let ingratitude So much besmear it.
From The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
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 R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
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 Berthold Auerbach
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 H. Bencraft Joly
Of course, you will cut your beautiful locks, besmear your cheeks, and there you are.
From Six Women and the Invasion by Gabrielle Yerta
