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Meanings of begrimed in English

Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot.

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Usage of begrimed in English
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In the depths of this yard stood a low, iron-roofed, smoke-begrimed building.
Creatures That Once Were Men
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Fallion saw that his beard was not gray, merely begrimed with ash.
Worldwinder
3
It was a very dirty-looking shop, with begrimed bricks and blackened woodwork.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
4
They were begrimed and charred, as if they had survived a fire.
The Hyperion Cantos
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His face was begrimed with dirt, his clothes were torn and untidy.
A March on London: Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection
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Even oily and begrimed, Bill could be recognized as a favored lover.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862 / A Maga...
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The curtains hung in rags about a window begrimed with soot and smoke.
The Doctor's Dilemma
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The paint was old, startling in tint, and begrimed with smoke.
The Collection of Antiquities
9
He stood gazing out upon the smoke-begrimed roofs and crooked chimneys.
The Slave of the Lamp
10
How long have Caroline's window-panes been so appallingly begrimed by soot?
The crimson petal and the white
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He played upon their emotions as he played upon the old soil-begrimed violin.
Quiet Talks on Service
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Just then the most coal-begrimed steamer would not have been despised.
The Three Lieutenants
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Brown long-sleeved loose coats mingled with frayed sack-coats and begrimed smocks.
The Quest
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The Seer, with a long breath, drew his hand across his sand-begrimed face.
The Winning of Barbara Worth
15
His face was begrimed, and his voice hoarse with shouting commands for hours.
The Emperor — Volume 09
16
Ann cried, her begrimed fingers clutching at Dolly's arm, what does it mean?
The Desired Woman
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