Hypertext Webster Gateway: "besmear"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Besmear \Be*smear"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besmeared}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Besmearing}.]
To smear with any viscous, glutinous matter; to bedaub; to
soil.
Besmeared with precious balm. --Spenser.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
besmear
v : spread or daub over [syn: {smear}, {bedaub}]
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