bespatter

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He felt the foam from their mouths bespatter him, and their hot, foul breath fan his face.

From Regina or the Sins of the Fathers by Sudermann, Hermann

You have sought to bespatter me in the eyes of France.

From Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. by Alison, Archibald, Sir

Bemud, be-mud′, v.t. to bespatter with mud: to confuse.

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

"To bespatter a rival for the gaining of an advantage by contrast is a Yahoo's trick to which no decent gentleman would stoop."

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard

Far be it from me, however, to bespatter his character by avowing him negligent in performing his duty in this case, whilst lauding him for his honest devotion to his masters.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 by Various