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From be- + smut. Compare Old English besmittian (“to pollute, defile”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
besmut
Today it means: To blacken with smut; foul with soot. Full definition →
Today it means: To blacken with smut; foul with soot. Full definition →
From be- + smut. Compare Old English besmittian (“to pollute, defile”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.