"beplaster" meaning in English

See beplaster in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: beplasters [present, singular, third-person], beplastering [participle, present], beplastered [participle, past], beplastered [past], beplaister [alternative]
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  1. (transitive) To plaster over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub (with something). Tags: transitive Translations (to cover): bepflastern (German), bedecken (German)

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