besprenge
verb/bɪˈspɹɛnd͡ʒ/
Etymology
From Middle English besprengen, from Old English besprenġan, equivalent to be- (“about; all over”) + springe (“to sprinkle”).
- inherited from besprenġan
- inherited from besprengen
Definitions
To sprinkle or scatter.
- His placidity was fully restored by the appearance of the steaming dishes, with their burden of canary-yellow besprent with green, which dispersed a mild warm fragrance of eggs and butter upon the air.
- his ample mush was pleated with fat, wormed with the great pox and so besprent with whelks, bubules and burst capillaries that it seemed like a contour map of the Trossachs.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA