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Meaning of besmoke | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. To fill with smoke; act on with smoke; fumigate.
  2. To befoul with smoke.
  3. To harden or dry in smoke.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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