The Collaborative International Dictionary
Besmoke \Be*smoke"\, v. t.
To foul with smoke.
To harden or dry in smoke.
--Johnson.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context transitive English) To fill with smoke; act on with smoke; fumigate. 2 (context transitive English) To befoul with smoke. 3 (context transitive English) To harden or dry in smoke.
Usage examples of "besmoke".
On one side hung a very large oil painting so thoroughly besmoked, and every way defaced, that in the unequal crosslights 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.
On one side hung a very large oil painting so thoroughly besmoked, and every way defaced, that in the unequal crosslights 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.