"beclart" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beclarts [present, singular, third-person], beclarting [participle, present], beclarted [participle, past], beclarted [past]
Etymology: From Middle English biclarten, equivalent to be- + clart. Cognate with Scots beclairt (“to soil, splash or cover with filth”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|biclarten}} Middle English biclarten, {{prefix|en|be|clart}} be- + clart, {{cog|sco|beclairt||to soil, splash or cover with filth}} Scots beclairt (“to soil, splash or cover with filth”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} beclart (third-person singular simple present beclarts, present participle beclarting, simple past and past participle beclarted)
  1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To besmear; bedaub; bemire; smear all over with dirt. Tags: UK, dialectal, transitive Derived forms: beclarted
    Sense id: en-beclart-en-verb-btcV~thA Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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