Obs. [f. prec.: cf. BLACK v., BLEACH v.2, BLETCH v.] trans. To smear with blacking or other black substance.
[c. 1205. Lay., 17700. Iblæcched he hæfede his licame swulc ismitte of cole.]
1587. J. Harmar, trans. Beza’s Serm., 195 (R.). No man can like to be smutted and blatched in his face.
1607. Schol. Disc. agst. Antichr., II. ix. 110. It is with the enimies crosse that we are blatched.
