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Definition of Bedaubed
1. Adjective. Ornamented in a vulgar or showy fashion.
Definition of Bedaubed
1. Verb. (past of bedaub) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bedaubed
1. bedaub [v] - See also: bedaub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bedaubed
Literary usage of Bedaubed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1811)
"... and fo tucking up their cloaths on each fide, they paft through, without being
at all wet, or bedaubed with dirt. The Maronites have other ..."
2. Foreign Topography; Or, An Encyclopedick Account, Alphabetically Arranged by Thomas Dudley Fosbroke (1828)
"Before the entrance into this chapel I found a pair of shapeless stones bedaubed
with red paint. [Sir William Ouseley (Trav. i. 86), conceives red paint in ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"The term seems to signify, bedaubed ; q., he so besmeared him with filth, that
he made a more ridiculous appearance than a fool with his motley coat. ..."
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