to cover with meal or flour, or to sprinkle meal over something.
From 'be-' plus 'meal' (coarsely ground grain). The verb means to coat or cover something with meal.
This word survived longer than most 'be-' verbs because cooking and food preparation required precise vocabulary—'bemeal' was an actual instruction in old recipes, making it practical enough to last longer in specialized language.
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