English Dictionary: smeared | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Smeared \Smeared\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Having the color mark ings ill defined, as if rubbed; as, the smeared dagger moth ({Apatela oblinita}). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Smear \Smear\ (sm[emac]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smeared} (sm[emac]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Smearing}.] [OE. smeren, smerien, AS. smierwan, smyrwan, fr. smeoru fat, grease; akin to D. smeren, OHG. smirwen, G. schmieren, Icel. smyrja to anoint. See {Smear}, n.] 1. To overspread with anything unctuous, viscous, or adhesive; to daub; as, to smear anything with oil. [bd]Smear the sleepy grooms with blood.[b8] --Shak. 2. To soil in any way; to contaminate; to pollute; to stain morally; as, to be smeared with infamy. --Shak. |