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Definition of Besmear
1. Verb. Spread or daub (a surface).
Definition of Besmear
1. v. t. To smear with any viscous, glutinous matter; to bedaub; to soil.
Definition of Besmear
1. Verb. (transitive) To smear over; smear all over; sully. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Besmear
1. to smear over [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Besmear
Literary usage of Besmear
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Classical Technology by John Miller Burnam (1920)
"Then mix the compounds, grind well, take up with a sponge, besmear the leaves
and after drying, grease again and take an onyx stone polish till it shines. ..."
2. A Descriptive and Historical Account of Hydraulic and Other Machines for by Thomas Ewbank (1864)
"... for neither Greeks nor Romans used table-forks : " Tour meat genteelly with
your fingers raise ; Beware, with greasy hands, lest yon besmear your face. ..."
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