Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Sprinkle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\, n.
1. A small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a
sprinkling.
2. A utensil for sprinkling; a sprinkler. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprinkled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Sprinkling}.] [OE. sprenkelen, freq. of sprengen to
sprinkle, to scatter, AS. sprengan, properly, to make to
spring, causative of springan to spring; akin to D.
sprenkelen to sprinkle, G. sprengen. See {Spring}, v. i., and
cf. {Sprent}.]
1. To scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed,
etc.
2. To scatter on; to disperse something over in small drops
or particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth
with water; to sprinkle a floor with sand.
3. To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small
quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience.
--Heb. x. 22.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\, v. i.
1. To scatter a liquid, or any fine substance, so that it may
fall in particles.
And the priest shall . . . sprinkle of the oil with
his finger seven times before the Lord. --Lev. xiv.
16.
2. To rain moderately, or with scattered drops falling now
and then; as, it sprinkles.
3. To fly or be scattered in small drops or particles.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sprinkle
n 1: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others
nearby [syn: {scattering}, {sprinkling}]
2: watering with a sprinkler [syn: {sprinkling}]
v 1: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the
wagon." [syn: {scatter}, {dot}, {dust}, {disperse}]
2: cause (a liquid) to spatter about, esp. with force; "She
splashed the water around her" [syn: {splash}, {splosh}]
3: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are
slick." [syn: {spit}, {spatter}, {patter}, {pitter-patter}]
4: scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn:
{besprinkle}]
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