beplaster

(bɪˈplɑːstə)

vb (tr)

to cover in thick plaster

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Verb

beplaster - cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on; "The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters"; "She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco"

plaster

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"

plaster - affix conspicuously; "She plastered warnings all over the wall"

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He pelted straight on in his socks, beplastered with filth out of all semblance to a human being.

But it is the mud, with which he is beplastered out of all semblance to a human being, which is of interest in that it would appear to be a reference to the Inferno, considering that, once again, what the allusion signifies is something that we already know about Jim's emotional and mental state after his jump from the Patna, and his ensuing disgrace.

Re-Painting Hell: Conrad's infernal imagery

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