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besprinkle
besprinkle, v. (bɪˈsprɪŋk(ə)l) Also 5 besprengil, 6 by-, besprincle, -ckle, -ckel. [ME. besprengil, *besprenkel, f. be- 1 and 4 + sprenkel, freq. of sprengen to asperse; besprinkle is therefore in form the freq. of bespreng.] Hence beˈsprinkled ppl. a. 1. trans. To sprinkle all over with small drops...
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besprink
† beˈsprink, v. Obs. rare. [Shortened from besprinkle, probably under the influence of bespring, bespreng, and esp. of the pa. pple. besprinct, besprenct: see bespreng.] = To besprinkle.1609 Heywood Brit. Troy in Farr S.P. 330 With Hipprocrenes drops besprinke my head.
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Kabayaki
Some speculate the name is a corruption of mabushi meaning "besprinkle", while others say it is a reference to the eel being rather similar to the viper
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besprinkler
beˈsprinkler [f. besprinkle v. + -er1.] He who or that which besprinkles.1611 Cotgr., Arroseur, a bedeawer; a besprinkler.
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tear - definition and meaning - Wordnik
idiom (tear (one's) hair) To be greatly upset or distressed. from The Century Dictionary. To fill or besprinkle with or as with tears. To rend; pull apart or in pieces; make a rent or rents in: as, to tear one's clothes; to tear up a letter. To produce or effect by rending or some similar action: as, to tear a hole in one's dress.
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besprinkling
beˈsprinkling, vbl. n. [f. as prec. + -ing1.] The action of the vb. besprinkle.1580 Hollyband Treas. Fr. Tong, Aspersion and arrousement, besprinckling or bedewing. 1680 H. More Apoc. Apocal. 186 The besprinkling of Sheep and other Cattle with holy Water.
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bespout
bespout, v. (bɪˈspaʊt) [f. be- + spout v.] trans. To besprinkle by spouting. fig. a. To utter or recite with pompous elocution. b. To recite to, to plague with oratory.1575 Turberv. Falconrie 84 Take wine and water and therewith bespout hir well with your mouth. 1828 Blackw. Mag. XXIV. 591 It has be...
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oversprinkle
overˈsprinkle, v. [over- 8.] trans. To sprinkle over, besprinkle.1563 Homilies ii. Rebellion vi. (1859) 593 So is there no country..which..hath not been oversprinkled with the blood of subjects. c 1576 Gascoigne Devyll's Will, Item I geve to the Butchers new freshe blood to ouersprinkle their stale ...
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bescatter
bescatter, v. (bɪˈskætə(r)) [f. be- 1 + scatter.] trans. a. To besprinkle, strew with. b. To sprinkle, scatter about.1640 Fuller Joseph's Coat, David's Rep. (1867) 219 It with moans bescattered the skies. 1659 ― App. Inj. Innoc. (1840) 327 The Animadvertor hath bescattered his [comment] every where ...
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bespangle
bespangle, v. (bɪˈspæŋg(ə)l) [f. be- 6 + spangle.] 1. trans. To set about with spangles; to besprinkle or adorn with small glittering objects.1612 Drayton Poly-olb. xiii. Notes 214 Every lofty top, which late the humorous night Bespangled had with pearle. 1722 Wollaston Relig. Nat. v. 80 [Stars] to ...
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bespring
† beˈspring, v. Obs. Forms: 4 bispringen, 4–5 -sprynge(n, 5 be-. pa. tense 5 bysprang. pa. pple. 4 bispronge(n, 4–5 by-, 5 besprong. [A late ME. variant of bespreng, in which the strong verb spring is substituted for the causal spreng.] trans. To besprinkle; = bespreng. Hence beˈspringing vbl. n.138...
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resperse
† reˈsperse, v. Obs. [f. L. respers-, ppl. stem of respergĕre to besprinkle, f. re- re- + spargĕre to sprinkle, scatter.] 1. trans. To sprinkle, spot, stain. rare—1.1482 Monk of Evesham (Arb.) 89 He was right feyre and sembly in whyte clothyng thawghe they were resperste and had on hem a few spottys...
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degout
† deˈgout, v. Obs. [a. F. dégoutter, OF. deguter (12th c.), = Pr. degotar:—Rom. type *dēguttāre, f. L. de- I. 1, down + gutta drop; cf. guttātus splashed, spotted.] 1. trans. To spot, besprinkle with drops or spots.1423 Jas. I Kingis Q. clxi, A mantill..That furrit was with ermyn full quhite, Degout...
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bespray
† beˈspray, v. Obs. rare—1. [f. be- 6 + spray n.] trans. To besprinkle, bespatter. Hence beˈspraying vbl. n.1593 Nashe Christ's T. (1613) 62 Her Alablaster wals were all furred and fome-painted..with the bespraying of mens braines dung out against them.
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berain
† beˈrain, v. Obs. Forms: 3 birein, 4–5 be-, bi-, byrein, -reyn, 5 berayn, byrayn(e, 6 berain(e. [f. be- 4 + rain; cf. OHG. bireganôn, mod.G. beregnen, in same sense.] 1. trans. To rain upon. (Chiefly in pa. pple.)a 1225 Ancr. R. 344 Cloðes unseouwed {revsc} bireined oðer unwaschen. 1388 Wyclif Ezek...
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