BEDAUB

bedaub, besmear

(verb) spread or daub (a surface)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

bedaub (third-person singular simple present bedaubs, present participle bedaubing, simple past and past participle bedaubed)

(transitive) To smear upon; to soil.

(transitive) To ornament garishly; to overdecorate.

Anagrams

• edubba

Source: Wiktionary


Be*daub", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedaubed (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedaubing.]

Definition: To daub over; to besmear or soil with anything thick and dirty. Bedaub foul designs with a fair varnish. Barrow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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