BEPAINT

Etymology

Verb

bepaint (third-person singular simple present bepaints, present participle bepainting, simple past and past participle bepainted)

(transitive) To paint; to cover or color with, or as with, paint.

• Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, II-ii

Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek.

Source: Wiktionary


Be*paint", v. t.

Definition: To paint; to cover or color with, or as with, paint. Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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