noun
Etymology
Origin of splasher
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Plenty of damask towels hang on the rack, and the "splasher" is a marvel of needlework.
From Etiquette by Morton, Agnes H.
I went in, as you say, and I put up an old splasher, because of the way he throws ink about.
From The Case of Jennie Brice by Bracker, M. Leone
He spent most of the day writing, using the wash-stand as a desk, and it kept me busy with oxalic acid taking ink-spots out of the splasher and the towels.
From The Case of Jennie Brice by Bracker, M. Leone
Freddie ducked under as every wave came, but Flossie was not always quick enough, and it was very hard for her to keep hold of the ropes when a big splasher dashed against her.
From The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore by Hope, Laura Lee
They gave her room, all right, especially if her medium happened to be water color, as Judy was a grand splasher and spared neither water nor paint.
From Molly Brown's Orchard Home by Speed, Nell
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
