From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\ (spr[i^][ng]"k'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Sprinkled} (-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprinkling}
(-kl[i^]ng).] [OE. sprenkelen, freq. of sprengen to sprinkle,
to scatter, AS. sprengan, properly, to make to spring,
causative of springan to spring; akin to D. sprenkelen to
sprinkle, G. sprengen. See {Spring}, v. i., and cf.
{Sprent}.]
1. To scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed,
etc.
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2. To scatter on; to disperse something over in small drops
or particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth
with water; to sprinkle a floor with sand.
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3. To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small
quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
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Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience.
--Heb. x. 22.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Sprinkling \Sprin"kling\ (-kl[i^]ng), n.
1. The act of one who, or that which, sprinkles.
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Baptism may well enough be performed by sprinkling
or effusion of water. --Ayliffe.
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2. A small quantity falling in distinct drops or particles;
as, a sprinkling of rain or snow.
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3. Hence, a moderate number or quantity distributed like
separate drops, or as if scattered like drops. --Craik.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sprinkling
n 1: a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly; "the
first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his
temples" [syn: {scattering}, {sprinkling}]
2: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others
nearby [syn: {scattering}, {sprinkle}, {sprinkling}]
3: the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) [syn:
{aspersion}, {sprinkling}]
4: the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a
sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the
malt" [syn: {sprinkle}, {sprinkling}, {sparge}]
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