inspersion
inspersion noun: the act of sprinkling.
Noun
inspersion (countable and uncountable, plural inspersions)
- The act of sprinkling.
- With sweet inspersion of fit balms[1611?], Homer, “Book XI”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets, […], new...
- Nor was it till after a few enjoyments had numb'd and blunted the sense of the smart, and given me to feel the titillating inspersion of balsamic sweets, drew from me the delicious return, and brought down all my passion, that I arriv'd at excess of pleasure, through excess of pain1749, [John Cleland], “[Letter the First]”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], volume I, London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC, page 113
inspersion meaning in Tamil
inspersion in Tamil
- பொடிதூவல்
Forms of inspersion
| plural | inspersions |
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Origin of inspersion
Latin inspersio.
Questions about inspersion
- What does inspersion mean?
- Inspersion means the act of sprinkling.
- What is inspersion in Tamil?
- Inspersion in Tamil is பொடிதூவல். See Inspersion meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is inspersion?
- Inspersion is a noun.
- What is the plural of inspersion?
- The plural of inspersion is inspersions.
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