oversprinkle

verb — 2 senses

oversprinkle

verb

Etymology From over- + sprinkle.

1

To sprinkle over.

2

Nonce word To be sprinkled over (something).

  • While the stars that oversprinkle / All the heavens seem to twinkle / With a crystalline delight.1849, Edgar Allan Poe, The Bells:

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