bespatter

Example Sentences

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It is in the nature of the "little villain" to bespatter men of such devotion, patriotism, and eminent capacity as is Captain Dahlgren.

From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count

Jawp, to throw water upon a person, to bespatter.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

I saw her, the other day, bespatter the Governor himself with water, at the cattle-trough in Spring Lane.

From The Scarlet Letter by Foote, Mary Hallock

He felt the foam from their mouths bespatter him, and their hot, foul breath fan his face.

From Regina or the Sins of the Fathers by Sudermann, Hermann

Thou dost fall and break thy limbs, and bespatter thyself with mud, like a crocodile, and no one reaches out a hand to thee.

From Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt by Baikie, Constance N.