bespatter
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Generous, of a chivalric character, with a repugnance for any kind of meanness, we yet insult the fallen man and even bespatter the memory of one who has gone to the grave.
From English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters by O'Rell, Max
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
Befoam, be-fōm′, v.t. to bespatter or cover with foam.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
They would hide behind a hedge and bespatter enemies and friends alike.
From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Ashe, Elizabeth
Howell has a poem “On some who, blending their brains together, plotted how to bespatter one of the Muses’ choicest sons, Sir William D’Avenant.”
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
