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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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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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