Bedrop

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 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

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"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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