BESMEAR

bedaub, besmear

(verb) spread or daub (a surface)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

besmear (third-person singular simple present besmears, present participle besmearing, simple past and past participle besmeared)

(transitive) To smear over; smear all over; sully.

Anagrams

• Beamers, Bermeas, beamers

Source: Wiktionary


Be*smear", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besmeared; p. pr. & vb. n. Besmearing.]

Definition: To smear with any viscous, glutinous matter; to bedaub; to soil. Besmeared with precious balm. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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