bedaub
[ bih-dawb ]
/ bɪˈdɔb /
verb (used with object)
to smear all over; besmear; soil.
to ornament gaudily or excessively.
Nearby words
bed-sitter, bed-sore, bed-wetting, bedabble, bedash, bedaub, bedaux system, bedazzle, bedazzled, bedbug, bedchamber
Related formsun·be·daubed, adjective
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Examples from the Web for bedaub
With this paste the natives delighted to bedaub their faces.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2|Hubert Howe BancroftThe men paint or bedaub their faces and breasts with a kind of red earth.
The Captive in Patagonia|Benjamin Franklin BourneAgainst which he prepares to bedaub him, and swears he will do it from the beginning, from Jersey to this day.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel PepysWhan a man's shoe is blackened and bedaub'd with industry, it will procure him such a supply as will make him cheerful.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop
British Dictionary definitions for bedaub
bedaub
/ (bɪˈdɔːb) /
verb (tr)
to smear all over with something thick, sticky, or dirty
to ornament in a gaudy or vulgar fashion
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