parseméadj.
/ˈpɑːsəmeɪ/, U.S. /ˈpɑrs(ə)meɪ/ Now rare.
Sprinkled, strewn; esp. (of a fabric, garment, etc.) decorated with scattered beads, embroidered motifs, etc. Usually as postmodifier with with.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adjective] > covered with something scattered
umbespreadc1400
sown1647
oversown1648
studded1652
sanded1762
scattered1798
parsemé1814
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [adjective] > embroidered > with specific pattern
impalmed1661
clocked1712
parsemé1814
cloxed1882
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [adjective] > sprinkled > sprinkled with something
besprentc1368
sprinkleda1382
sparpled1609
parsemé1814
1814 M. Birkbeck Notes Journey through France App. 14 The numerous longitudinal ridges..with which this charming country is, ‘parsemé’, appear to be the venerable remains of the ancient surface.
1832 F. Trollope Domest. Manners Amer. (ed. 2) I. vi. 74 She was preparing to set to work in a yellow dress parsemé with red roses... I thought it was a pity to spoil so fine a gown.
1883 H. C. Dent Jrnl. 9 June in Year in Brazil (1886) i. 4 The country on the north bank has a low coastline, parsemé with red-roofed white houses.
1891 O. Wilde Picture of Dorian Gray xi. 204 A skull-cap parsemé with pearls.
1905 Athenæum 17 June 760 The rise of a new conception of design, with figures and ornaments parsemé on a velvet ground,..in the fifteenth century.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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