bedaub
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Besmear, be-smēr′, v.t. to smear over: to bedaub: to pollute.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
"Yes, but you must not bedaub the walls," said Mother Carsten.
From Problematic Characters A Novel by Friedrich Spielhagen
To cover with dung, as for manuring; to bedaub or defile, literally or figuratively.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
To plaster over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
The women wear small ear-rings of silver, but use no paint, nor do they bedaub their persons with any sort of pigment.
From Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa by Robert Huish
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