bedaub
[ bih-dawb ]
/ bɪˈdɔb /
verb (used with object)
to smear all over; besmear; soil.
to ornament gaudily or excessively.
OTHER WORDS FROM bedaub
un·be·daubed, adjectiveWords nearby bedaub
bed-sit,
bed-sitter,
bed-wetting,
bedabble,
bedash,
bedaub,
bedaux system,
bedazzle,
bedbug,
bedchamber,
bedclothes
Example sentences 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