bedaub
verb
1 bedaub
Spread or daub (a surface).
synonym: besmear.
Roget 223:
cover;
superpose,
superimpose;
overlay,
overspread;
wrap
etc.
225;
encase,
incase†;
face,
case,
veneer,
pave,
paper;
tip,
cap,
bind;
bulkhead,
bulkhead in;
clapboard [U.S.].
coat,
paint,
varnish,
pay,
incrust,
stucco,
dab,
plaster,
tar;
wash;
besmear,
bedaub;
anoint,
do over;
gild,
plate,
japan,
lacquer,
lacker†,
enamel,
whitewash;
parget†;
lay it on thick.
overlie,
overarch†;
endome†;
conceal
etc.
528.
[of aluminum]
anodize.
[of steel]
galvanize.
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