bedaub

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Pronunciation

/bɪˈdɔːb/

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/bɪˈdɔːb/ · /bɪˈdɔb/ · /biˈdɔb/ · /bɪˈdɑb/ · /biˈdɑb/

Definition of bedaub

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(transitive)To smear upon; to soil.

“In this 6 mile we Crosst several miring branches in which we were all terribly bedaubed … Having almost spent the day in this toilsome tho short Journey.”

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verb

(transitive)To smear upon; to soil.

“In this 6 mile we Crosst several miring branches in which we were all terribly bedaubed … Having almost spent the day in this toilsome tho short Journey.”
(transitive)To ornament garishly; to overdecorate.

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From be- (“thoroughly, extensively”) + daub, from Old French dauber (“to plaster, whitewash”), from Latin dealbō (“whiten over, plaster”).

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