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Etymology edit

From Middle English biclarten, equivalent to be- +‎ clart. Cognate with Scots beclairt (to soil, splash or cover with filth).

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beclart (third-person singular simple present beclarts, present participle beclarting, simple past and past participle beclarted)

  1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To besmear; bedaub; bemire; smear all over with dirt.

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