bespatter
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I saw her, the other day, bespatter the Governor himself with water, at the cattle-trough in Spring Lane.
From The Scarlet Letter by Mary Hallock Foote
I could have done nothing for you but bespatter you with the mire in which I wallowed, and I wanted you, my beautiful one—my pearl, my lily—to be spotless as mountain snow.
From The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week by May Agnes Fleming
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
Bemud, be-mud′, v.t. to bespatter with mud: to confuse.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
And knock down worth, bespatter merit: Don't stint—all will your scandal credit.
From Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) by John Gay
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