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Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\ (spr[i^][ng]"k'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Sprinkled} (-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprinkling}
(-kl[i^]ng).] [OE. sprenkelen, freq. of sprengen to sprinkle,
to scatter, AS. sprengan, properly, to make to spring,
causative of springan to spring; akin to D. sprenkelen to
sprinkle, G. sprengen. See {Spring}, v. i., and cf.
{Sprent}.]
1. To scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed,
etc.
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2. To scatter on; to disperse something over in small drops
or particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth
with water; to sprinkle a floor with sand.
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3. To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small
quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
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Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience.
--Heb. x. 22.
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Sprinkling \Sprin"kling\ (-kl[i^]ng), n.
1. The act of one who, or that which, sprinkles.
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Baptism may well enough be performed by sprinkling
or effusion of water. --Ayliffe.
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2. A small quantity falling in distinct drops or particles;
as, a sprinkling of rain or snow.
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3. Hence, a moderate number or quantity distributed like
separate drops, or as if scattered like drops. --Craik.
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