begrime
verb/bɪˈɡɹaɪm/UK/bəˈɡɹaɪm/US
Etymology
From be- (prefix meaning ‘about; abundantly; all around; all over’) + grime (“to cake with dirt”).
Definitions
To ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something)
To ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally), to make (something) dirty; to soil.
- My name that vvas as freſh / As Dians Viſage, is novv begrim'd and blacke / As mine ovvne face.
- The smoke of the pine-wood fires which at night were kept continually burning around them. This had most effectually begrimed their features, and their dresses had not scrupled to partake of the same colouring.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for begrime. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA