Defn: To mark with spots, or as with spots.
BESPREAD
Be*spread", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespread; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bespreading.]
Defn: To spread or cover over.
The carpet which bespread His rich pavilion's floor. Glover.
BESPRENT Be*sprent", p. p. Etym: [OE. bespreynt, p. p. of besprengen, bisprengen, to besprinkle, AS. besprengan, akin to D. & G. besprengen; pref. be- + sprengan to sprinkle. See Sprinkle.]
Defn: Sprinkled over; strewed.
His face besprent with liquid crystal shines. Shenstone.
The floor with tassels of fir was besprent. Longfellow.
BESPRINKLE
Be*sprin"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besprinkled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Besprinkling.]
Defn: To sprinkle over; to scatter over.
The bed besprinkles, and bedews the ground. Dryden.
BESPRINKLER
Be*sprin"kler, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, besprinkles.
BESPRINKLING
Be*sprin"kling, n.