bedaub









bedaub


verb (used with object)

  1. to smear all over; besmear; soil.
  2. to ornament gaudily or excessively.

verb (tr)

  1. to smear all over with something thick, sticky, or dirty
  2. to ornament in a gaudy or vulgar fashion
v.

1550s, from be- + daub (v). Related: Bedaubed; bedaubing.

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