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Definition of Besmirched
1. besmirch [v] - See also: besmirch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Besmirched
Literary usage of Besmirched
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Homo Sapiens: A Novel in Three Parts by Stanisław Przybyszewski (1915)
"Yet she could not rid herself of the sense of having been besmirched. He had
besmirched her. She felt his hand on her shoulder. She shivered with fright. ..."
2. Revised Record of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York by William H. Steele, Charles Elliott Fitch (1900)
"The gentleman who last spoke upon this subject, and who seemed to be afraid that
somebody was going to be besmirched by this proposition, is entitled to no ..."
3. Mankind and the Church: Being an Attempt to Estimate the Contribution of by Henry Hutchinson Montgomery (1907)
"And they are accompanied, alas! and besmirched—inextricably accompanied and most
foully besmirched—with the inevitable practical results of the worship of ..."
4. Proceedings of the Annual Conclave of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar by Mississippi, Freemasons Utah. Knights Templars, Grand Commandery, Knights Templars, Freemasons (1894)
"... over the door of the saloon, and glances at every besmirched creature he sees
on the streets to find among her pitiful finery a Templar charm ; he feels ..."
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