2. To asperse with calumny or reproach.
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Whom never faction could bespatter. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bespattering — be·spat·ter || bɪ spætÉ™ v. splatter all over; dirty by spattering … English contemporary dictionary
bespattering — … Useful english dictionary
Aspersion — As*per sion, n. [L. aspersio, fr. aspergere: cf. F. aspersion.] 1. A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense. [1913 Webster] Behold an immersion, not and aspersion. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. The spreading of calumniations… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bespatter — Be*spat ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespattering}.] 1. To soil by spattering; to sprinkle, esp. with dirty water, mud, or anything which will leave foul spots or stains. [1913 Webster] 2. To asperse with calumny or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bespattered — Bespatter Be*spat ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespattering}.] 1. To soil by spattering; to sprinkle, esp. with dirty water, mud, or anything which will leave foul spots or stains. [1913 Webster] 2. To asperse with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Henry Clinton (1730–1795) — Infobox Military Person name=Sir Henry Clinton lived=April 16 1730 ndash; December 23 1795 placeofbirth=Newfoundland placeofdeath=London caption= nickname= allegiance=Great Britain branch=British Army serviceyears=1751 1793 rank=General commands … Wikipedia
Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy — Esterhazy as caricatured by Jean Baptiste Guth in Vanity Fair, May 1898 … Wikipedia
throw dirt — verb a) To fling dust or similar. I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according… … Wiktionary
aspersion — mid 15c., from L. aspersionem (nom. aspersio) a sprinkling, noun of action from pp. stem of aspergere to sprinkle on, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + spargere sprinkle, strew (see SPARSE (Cf. sparse)). Originally in theology, the shedding of… … Etymology dictionary
bespatter — (v.) 1640s, from BE (Cf. be ) + SPATTER (Cf. spatter) (v.). Related: Bespattered; bespattering … Etymology dictionary
