bedrop

Etymology

From Middle English bidroppen, equivalent to be- + drop. Cognate with German betropfen.

verb

  1. (archaic) 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. 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin, page 13

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