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Besmoke

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To fill with smoke; act on with smoke; fumigate. transitive
  2. 2
    To befoul with smoke. transitive

    "On one side hung a very large oil-painting so thoroughly besmoked, and every way defaced, that in the unequal cross-lights by which you viewed it, it was only by diligent study and a series of systematic visits to it, and careful inquiry of the neighbors, that you could any way arrive at an understanding of its purpose."

  3. 3
    To harden or dry in smoke. transitive

Etymology

From Middle English besmoken, equivalent to be- + smoke. Cognate with Dutch besmoken, Middle Low German besmoken.

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