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• bedaub — be·daub || bɪ dɔːb v. sully; dirty with mud …   English contemporary dictionary

• bedaub — verb (transitive usually passive + with) formal to put paint, mud etc onto something in an untidy way …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Lutation — Lu*ta tion, n. [L. lutare, lutatum, to bedaub with mud, fr. lutum mud: cf. F. lutation.] The act or method of luting vessels. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• plas´ter|like´ — plas|ter «PLAS tuhr, PLAHS », noun, verb. –n. 1. a soft, sticky mixture, consisting mainly of lime, sand, and water, that hardens as it dries. Plaster is used especially for walls and ceilings. »Ordinary plaster is very similar to mortar save… …   Useful english dictionary

• plas|ter — «PLAS tuhr, PLAHS », noun, verb. –n. 1. a soft, sticky mixture, consisting mainly of lime, sand, and water, that hardens as it dries. Plaster is used especially for walls and ceilings. »Ordinary plaster is very similar to mortar save that it… …   Useful english dictionary

• Daub — (d[add]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daubed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Daubing}.] [OE. dauben to smear, OF. dauber to plaster, fr. L. dealbare to whitewash, plaster; de + albare to whiten, fr. albus white, perh. also confused with W. dwb plaster, dwbio to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Daubed — Daub Daub (d[add]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daubed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Daubing}.] [OE. dauben to smear, OF. dauber to plaster, fr. L. dealbare to whitewash, plaster; de + albare to whiten, fr. albus white, perh. also confused with W. dwb plaster,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Daubing — Daub Daub (d[add]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daubed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Daubing}.] [OE. dauben to smear, OF. dauber to plaster, fr. L. dealbare to whitewash, plaster; de + albare to whiten, fr. albus white, perh. also confused with W. dwb plaster,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• smear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. [be]daub, besmirch, smudge; grease, anoint, defame; slander; soil, sully. See covering. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. distortion, slander, put up job*; see deception 1 , lie 1 , trick 1 . v. 1. [To… …   English dictionary for students

• clag — I. ˈklag verb (clagged ; clagged ; clagging ; clags) Etymology: Middle English claggen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish klagge sticky mud, Old Norse kleggi horsefly; akin to Old English clǣg clay more at clay transitive verb …   Useful english dictionary

• dirty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unclean, filthy, soiled, foul; murky, miry, stormy; vile, sordid, mean; pornographic; dishonest. See uncleanness, dimness, impurity, cloudiness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Containing dirt] Syn.… …   English dictionary for students