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bedaub

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be·daub  (b-dôb)
tr.v. be·daubed, be·daub·ing, be·daubs
1. To smear; soil.
2. To ornament in a vulgar, showy fashion.
bedaub [bɪˈdɔːb]
vb (tr)
1. to smear all over with something thick, sticky, or dirty
2. to ornament in a gaudy or vulgar fashion
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.bedaub - spread or daub (a surface)
besmear
cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
Translations
bedaub [bɪˈdɔːb] VT → embadurnar
bedaub
vt → beschmieren; face → anmalen, anschmieren


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Some of the natives had really climbed the baobab, and now they were seen rising on all sides, winding along the boughs like reptiles, and advancing slowly but surely, all the time plainly enough discernible, not merely to the eye but to the nostrils, by the horrible odors of the rancid grease with which they bedaub their bodies.
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