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badigeon

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[buh-dij-uhn] / bəˈdɪdʒ ən /

noun

  1. a composition for patching surface defects in carpentry or masonry.

Etymology

Origin of badigeon

1745–55; < French < ?

Example Sentences

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All was decadence, and they deplored vandalism, and thundered against badigeon.

From Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life by Flaubert, Gustave

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