bespatter
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For the future you may besnuff and bespatter your coat as much as you please, for all the trouble I shall ever take.
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Israel Zangwill
It seems his pleasure to cast filth into the face of purity; and bespatter innocence with foul imputations.
From Talkers With Illustrations by John Bate
Generous, of a chivalric character, with a repugnance for any kind of meanness, we yet insult the fallen man and even bespatter the memory of one who has gone to the grave.
From English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters by Max O'Rell
This sincerity, abused as any good thing is liable to be, now and then grows scandalous; but still, Tom, though they may bespatter you with mud, nobody ever thinks you too dirty for society.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II by Charles James Lever
To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
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