That mind must needs be irrecoverably depraved, which, . . . tasting but once of one just deed, spatters at it, and abhors the relish ever after. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Spatter — Spat ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spattering}.] [From the root of spit salvia.] 1. To sprinkle with a liquid or with any wet substance, as water, mud, or the like; to make wet of foul spots upon by sprinkling; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spatter — [spat′ər] vt. [akin to Fris spateren, freq. of spatten, to splash, spurt] 1. to scatter in drops or small blobs [to spatter red paint over blue] 2. to splash, spot, or soil with such drops or blobs 3. to defame or slander vi. 1. to emit or spurt… … English World dictionary
Spatter — Spatter. См. Брызги. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
spatter — index defame, diffuse, pillory, pollute, stain, sully Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
spatter — (v.) 1570s (implied in spattering), possibly a frequentative verb from the stem of Du. or Low Ger. spatten to spout, burst, of imitative origin. Related: Spattered … Etymology dictionary
spatter — *spot, sprinkle, mottle, fleck, stipple, marble, speckle, spangle, bespangle Analogous words: bespatter, asperse, splash (see SPRINKLE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
spatter — [v] splash, sprinkle bespatter, bestrew, broadcast, dash, daub, dirty, discharge, disperse, dot, douse, dribble, mottle, polka dot, scatter, shower, slop, smudge, soil, spangle, speck, speckle, splutter, spot, spray, sputter, stipple, strew,… … New thesaurus
spatter — ► VERB 1) cover with drops or spots. 2) splash or be splashed over a surface. ► NOUN 1) a spray or splash. 2) a short outburst of sound. ORIGIN originally in the sense «splutter»: related to Dutch, Low German spatten burst, spout … English terms dictionary
spatter — USGS PHOTO GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS Very fluid fragments of molten lava ejected from a vent that flatten and congeal on the ground are called spatter. Typically, spatter will build walls of solidified lava around a single vent to form a… … Glossary of volcanic terms
spatter — UK [ˈspætə(r)] / US [ˈspætər] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms spatter : present tense I/you/we/they spatter he/she/it spatters present participle spattering past tense spattered past participle spattered if you spatter a surface with a… … English dictionary
