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Definition of Besmirches
1. besmirch [v] - See also: besmirch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Besmirches
Literary usage of Besmirches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"... Memoirs,' and then, letting his feelings loose, he takes advantage of the
occasion and cruelly besmirches ..."
2. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1883)
"The scaffolds make one think of spars The dust of time their glass besmirches,
See May-poles into gibbets grow, Strewn by the winds of war pervading ..."
3. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1894)
"She had defended her good name triumphantly, only to enslave herself for life or
snatch at the liberty which besmirches. Reviewing Mrs. Lawrence ..."
4. The Cornhill Magazine by George Smith (1861)
"... as the summer wind sweeps down and besmirches the lily it has all summer •
been wooing and flattering. The duchess was a very pious and moral lady, ..."
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