单词 | inspersion |
释义 | † inspersionn. Obsolete. 1. The action of sprinkling on; also something sprinkled on. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [noun] > scattering in small particles or sprinkling sprengingOE sprengea1350 springinga1382 bespringing1398 sprinklingc1400 sprainture1481 springling?1549 inspersion1568 conspersionc1572 sprinkle1575 respersion1635 spargefaction1704 spargefication1834 sprayinga1884 1568 G. Skeyne Breue Descriptioun Pest vii. sig. B5 In suffumigatioun, birning, or inspersione. 1598 G. Chapman tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades vii. 126 With sweete inspersion of fit balmes. 1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. iv. 12 By that little inspersion of unguent. 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 244 Mixed Mechanical Operations..inspersion. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Inspersion, a Sprinkling upon. ΚΠ 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 290 Thinking their forwardnesse an inspersion to their base backwardnesse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1568 |
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