besprinkle

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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From Middle English bisprenklen, bisprenglen, bispringlen, equivalent to be- + sprinkle.

And she poured out the vinegar, so that the men were all besprinkled. — Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm, Jacob Grimm
It was a dim, old-fashioned chamber festooned with cobwebs and besprinkled with antique dust. — Twice-told tales, Nathaniel Hawthorne
The clouds hung low, and at intervals warm light showers descended besprinkling both alike. — The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book, Ontario. Department of Education

sprinkle, sparge

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