bedrop

bedrop
To cover with drops; to splash or spatter.

He was much over-dressed, in a gaudy vest of many colors, a blue neckerchief, bedropped gayly with yellow spots, and arranged with a flaunting tie, quite in keeping with the general air of the man.


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  • Bedrop — Be*drop , v. t. To sprinkle, as with drops. [1913 Webster] The yellow carp, in scales bedropped with gold. Pope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bedrop — be·drop …   English syllables

  • bedrop — bə̇, bē+ transitive verb (bedropped ; bedropped ; bedropping ; bedrops) Etymology: be + drop (n.) : to sprinkle with or as if with drops …   Useful english dictionary

  • Drop — Drop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dropped}or {Dropt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dropping}.] [OE. droppen, AS. dropan, v. i. See {Drop}, n.] 1. To pour or let fall in drops; to pour in small globules; to distill. The trees drop balsam. Creech. [1913 Webster] The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dropped — Drop Drop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dropped}or {Dropt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dropping}.] [OE. droppen, AS. dropan, v. i. See {Drop}, n.] 1. To pour or let fall in drops; to pour in small globules; to distill. The trees drop balsam. Creech. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dropping — Drop Drop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dropped}or {Dropt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dropping}.] [OE. droppen, AS. dropan, v. i. See {Drop}, n.] 1. To pour or let fall in drops; to pour in small globules; to distill. The trees drop balsam. Creech. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dropt — Drop Drop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dropped}or {Dropt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dropping}.] [OE. droppen, AS. dropan, v. i. See {Drop}, n.] 1. To pour or let fall in drops; to pour in small globules; to distill. The trees drop balsam. Creech. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To drop a vessel — Drop Drop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dropped}or {Dropt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dropping}.] [OE. droppen, AS. dropan, v. i. See {Drop}, n.] 1. To pour or let fall in drops; to pour in small globules; to distill. The trees drop balsam. Creech. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • drop — I. n. 1. Globule. 2. Ear ring, pendant. 3. Small quantity, very little, least bit. II. v. a. 1. Distil, send down or let fall in drops. 2. Lower, sink, depress, let down, let fall, let go. 3. Leave, q …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • bedropped — bedroppedˈ or bedroptˈ adjective 1. Sprinkled as with drops 2. Strewn • • • Main Entry: ↑bedrop …   Useful english dictionary

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