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bedaub

verb
/bɪˈdɔːb/UK/bɪˈdɔb/

Etymology

From be- (“thoroughly, extensively”) + daub, from Old French dauber (“to plaster, whitewash”), from Latin dealbō (“whiten over, plaster”).

  1. derived from dealbō — “whiten over, plaster”
  2. derived from dauber — “to plaster, whitewash”

Definitions

  1. To smear upon

    To smear upon; to soil.

    • In this 6 mile we Crosst several miring branches in which we were all terribly bedaubed … Having almost spent the day in this toilsome tho short Journey.

  2. To ornament garishly

    To ornament garishly; to overdecorate.

The neighborhood

Derived

unbedaubed

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA