besmear

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At funerals, "the women besmear themselves with the most disgusting filth."

From Primitive Love and Love-Stories by Finck, Henry Theophilus

Beslobber, be-slob′ėr, v.t. to besmear with the spittle running from one's mouth: to cover with drivelling kisses: to flatter fulsomely.—v.t.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

The reverse of besmear is to rub off; hence to obliterate means to rub out, to erase.

From Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois by Cavins, Elmer W.

The women besmear themselves with the most disgusting filth.

From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia by Frazer, James George, Sir

I was enforc'd to send it after him; I was beset with shame and courtesy; My honour would not let ingratitude So much besmear it.

From The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare, William