Aspersed

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of asperse form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a number of small charges scattered over the surface; semé.

    "Coat of arms in the left-hand bottom corner, a lion or rampant in a field gules, aspersed with billets or. Purchased in Flanders from the subject's descendant, who would not part with the picture until he had cut out the coat[…]"

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"Coat of arms in the left-hand bottom corner, a lion or rampant in a field gules, aspersed with billets or. Purchased in Flanders from the subject's descendant, who would not part with the picture until he had cut out the coat[…]"

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