bedaub

bedaub - verb - to smudge over; to besmear or soil with anything thick and dirty; to overdecorate; to ornament showily or gaudily

Not something done to corn with butter. That would be daub. (get it! ;-)

condescend

condescend – v - To behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity; to stoop or deign to do something.

Wolf, one of your strengths as a teacher is that you were never condescending.

Today's Exquisite entry is my teenage dream girl Natalie Wood.