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Webster 1913 Edition
Besmirch
Be-smirch′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Besmirched
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Besmirching
.] To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully.
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Webster 1828 Edition
Besmirch
BESMIRCH'
,Verb.
T.