"bedaub" meaning in English

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          "text": "In this 6 mile we Crosst several miring branches in which we were all terribly bedaubed … Having almost spent the day in this toilsome tho short Journey.",
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        "To smear upon; to soil."
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        "(transitive) To smear upon; to soil."
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          "roman": "izcapvam",
          "sense": "to smear upon; to soil",
          "word": "изцапвам"
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        "To ornament garishly; to overdecorate."
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          "overdecorate",
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        "(transitive) To ornament garishly; to overdecorate."
      ],
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        "To smear upon; to soil."
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        "(transitive) To smear upon; to soil."
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      "word": "bedawb"
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