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Meanings of begrime in English

Portuguese
macular
Catalan
sollar

Make soiled, filthy, or dirty.

macular
Usage of begrime in English
1
In the depths of this yard stood a low, iron-roofed, smoke-begrimed building.
Creatures That Once Were Men
2
Fallion saw that his beard was not gray, merely begrimed with ash.
Worldwinder
3
They were begrimed and charred, as if they had survived a fire.
The Hyperion Cantos
4
His face was begrimed with dirt, his clothes were torn and untidy.
A March on London: Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection
5
All defiling, smoke-begriming factories were to be banished to an innocuous distance.
A Mind That Found Itself: An Autobiography
6
The curtains hung in rags about a window begrimed with soot and smoke.
The Doctor's Dilemma
7
The paint was old, startling in tint, and begrimed with smoke.
The Collection of Antiquities
8
He stood gazing out upon the smoke-begrimed roofs and crooked chimneys.
The Slave of the Lamp
9
How long have Caroline's window-panes been so appallingly begrimed by soot?
The crimson petal and the white
10
He played upon their emotions as he played upon the old soil-begrimed violin.
Quiet Talks on Service
11
Just then the most coal-begrimed steamer would not have been despised.
The Three Lieutenants
12
Brown long-sleeved loose coats mingled with frayed sack-coats and begrimed smocks.
The Quest
13
His face was begrimed, and his voice hoarse with shouting commands for hours.
The Emperor — Volume 09
14
The soot of London begrimes every object in the room.
Crowded Out! and Other Sketches
15
The General, seeing a much-begrimed artillery-man, sponge-staff in hand, said:
Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee
16
His musket was gone; he was hatless and his face and clothing were begrimed.
The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories
Translations for begrime