belute en · VERB
Etymology
From be- + lute.
Meanings
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(archaic, transitive) To spatter, slop or sully, as with mud.
In short, never was a Dr. Slop so beluted, and so transubstantiated, since that affair came into fashion.
1760, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Penguin, published 2003, page 116:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beluting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| belutes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| beluted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| beluted | Tense=Past | lexicographic |