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bedaub

[bih-dawb]

be·daub

[bih-dawb]
verb (used with object)
1.
to smear all over; besmear; soil.
2.
to ornament gaudily or excessively.

Origin:
1545–55; be- + daub

un·be·daubed, adjective
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bedaub (bɪˈdɔːb)
 
vb
1.  to smear all over with something thick, sticky, or dirty
2.  to ornament in a gaudy or vulgar fashion

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