besprent

American  

[bih-sprent] / bɪˈsprɛnt /

adjective

Archaic.

1. besprinkled; bestrewn.

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besprent British  

/ bɪˈsprɛnt /

adjective

1. poetic sprinkled over

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

All is furnished – or "besprent" as the dire cod-Elizabethiana text by William Plomer might have it – with bright, toy colours and visual wit.

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2013

Enow, erstwhile, besprent, methinks, agone, and thine are examples of a large class of words which, though in perfectly good taste in poetry, are in extremely poor taste in prose.

From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)

Now all the mortal maid lies indolent Save one sweet cheek which the cool velvet turf Had touched too rude, tho' all the blooms besprent, One soft arm pillowed.

From Zophiel A Poem by Brooks, Maria Gowen

Next to Jenny was Elspeth in a dim-green stuff, thin, besprent with small flowers, a fine white kerchief, and a wider straw hat.

From Foes by Johnston, Mary

It was a cold, raw morning, and Abbie came dashing through the drizzle with her shawl over her head and her cheeks besprent with tears and rain.

From The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards by Raleigh, Henry