Etymology

beclart

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Today it means: To besmear; bedaub; bemire; smear all over with dirt. Full definition →

Middle English biclarten
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombiclarten
  2. English todaybeclart

From Middle English biclarten, equivalent to be- + clart. Cognate with Scots beclairt (“to soil, splash or cover with filth”).

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