bedaub

• Verbe désuet ou littéraire signifiant couvrir ou tacher quelque chose partout, souvent avec une substance collante ou sale.

An archaic verb meaning to smear or daub something all over, often with a sticky or dirty substance.

1. Spread or daub a surfaceC2formalbritish

   To smear or cover a surface with a sticky, greasy, or dirty substance.

   Barbouiller, enduire

   • The child bedaubed the wall with finger paint.
   • His hands were bedaubed with mud after working in the garden.
   • The artist bedaubed the canvas with thick layers of oil paint.

   Synonymesbegrimebesmearcoatdaubdirtyplastersmearsmudgesoilstain