Besprinkled

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of besprinkle form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Sprinkled.

    "[…] the multitude were in no bad humour at being now and then besprinkled with friendly showers of momentary duration […]"

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"[…] the multitude were in no bad humour at being now and then besprinkled with friendly showers of momentary duration […]"

Etymology

From Middle English by-sprenkled, be-spryngeld, besprengild, equivalent to be- (“on, about, around, upon, all over”) + sprinkled.

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