The Only Use
besmirch
in
The Scarlet Letter
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- "It may be," he replied, "because I will not encounter the dishonour that besmirches the husband of a faithless woman.†
p. 71.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(besmirch as in: besmirch his reputation) to dirty or stain -- typically someone's good name and reputation
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)