dabbledadj.
Wetted by splashing; casually or irregularly wetted; stained or soiled with water, blood, mud, etc.
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the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of sprinkling > [adjective] > about
sprengeda1382
dabbled1605
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective] > stained
staineda1382
imbruedc1450
maculate1490
bestained1559
commaculate1570
maculated1646
infected1701
blurred1708
smitted1862
dabbled1887
1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. iv. 129 The liuely Liquor-God With dabbled heeles hath swelling clusters trod.
1710 J. Swift in J. Swift & R. Steele Tatler No. 238 Rising with dabbled wings.
1887 R. L. Stevenson Underwoods i. ix. 18 The maiden jewels of the rain Sit in your dabbled locks again.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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