Bedrop
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To cover with drops; to splash or spatter. archaic
"He was much over-dressed, in a gaudy vest of many colors, a blue neckerchief, bedropped gayly with yellow spots, and arranged with a flaunting tie, quite in keeping with the general air of the man."
Example
More examples"He was much over-dressed, in a gaudy vest of many colors, a blue neckerchief, bedropped gayly with yellow spots, and arranged with a flaunting tie, quite in keeping with the general air of the man."
Etymology
From Middle English bidroppen, equivalent to be- + drop. Cognate with German betropfen.
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