Definition of "besmeared" [besmeared]

• Simple past tense and past participle of besmear. (verb)

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• "Come, let me put a case to thee: did it ever happen to any to dream that he was fighting a sore battle and after to awake and find in his hand a sword besmeared with blood? '"
• "These protective garments are generally also festooned with wands of office: besmeared stethoscopes draped around the neck, clunky paging devices clipped to the belt, and an array of well chewed ballpoint pens poking forlornly from the breast and hip pockets."
• "His public record is already besmeared with tawdry divorces, and there are private encounters with the fair sex that doubtless will come out."