besprent

[ bih-sprent ]

/ bɪˈsprɛnt /

adjective Archaic.

besprinkled; bestrewn.

Origin of besprent

1325–75; Middle English bespre(y)nt, past participle of besprengen,Old English besprengan, equivalent to be-be- + sprengan to sprinkle, akin to spring

Words nearby besprent

bespeckle, bespectacled, bespoke, bespoken, bespread, besprent, besprinkle, Bess, Bessarabia, Bessel, Bessel function

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Example sentences from the Web for besprent

Not show the Sunday promenaders too, how steel glitters, besprent with blood; that it be told of, and men's ears tingle?
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle
What beckoning ghost, besprent with April dew, Hails me so solemnly to yonder yew?
Hearts of Controversy|Alice Meynell
Trembling and sad he stood beside the door— Pale as a spectre, and besprent with gore!
Romantic Ballads|George Borrow
The books at Saint-Cyr were stamped with a crowned cross, besprent with fleurs-de-lys.
The Library|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for besprent

besprent

/ (bɪˈsprɛnt) /

adjective

poetic sprinkled over

Word Origin for besprent

C14: past participle of Old English besprengan to besprinkle

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单词	besprent
释义	besprent [ bih-sprent ] / bɪˈsprɛnt / adjective Archaic. besprinkled; bestrewn. Origin of besprent 1325–75; Middle English bespre(y)nt, past participle of besprengen,Old English besprengan, equivalent to be-be- + sprengan to sprinkle, akin to spring Words nearby besprent bespeckle, bespectacled, bespoke, bespoken, bespread, besprent, besprinkle, Bess, Bessarabia, Bessel, Bessel function Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for besprent Not show the Sunday promenaders too, how steel glitters, besprent with blood; that it be told of, and men's ears tingle? The French Revolution\|Thomas Carlyle What beckoning ghost, besprent with April dew, Hails me so solemnly to yonder yew? Hearts of Controversy\|Alice Meynell Trembling and sad he stood beside the door— Pale as a spectre, and besprent with gore! Romantic Ballads\|George Borrow The books at Saint-Cyr were stamped with a crowned cross, besprent with fleurs-de-lys. The Library\|Andrew Lang British Dictionary definitions for besprent besprent / (bɪˈsprɛnt) / adjective poetic sprinkled over Word Origin for besprent C14: past participle of Old English besprengan to besprinkle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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