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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Besprent \Be*sprent"\, p. p. [OE. bespreynt, p. p. of
     besprengen, bisprengen, to besprinkle, AS. besprengan, akin
     to D. & G. besprengen; pref. be- + sprengan to sprinkle. See
     {Sprinkle}.]
     Sprinkled over; strewed.
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           His face besprent with liquid crystal shines.
                                                    --Shenstone.
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           The floor with tassels of fir was besprent.
                                                    --Longfellow.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  besprent
       adj : sprinkled over; "glistening grass besprent with raindrops"
             [syn: {sprinkled}]

















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