v. t. [ L. dispergere. See Disperse. ] To sprinkle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
v. t. [ OF. desparpeulier. ] To scatter; to sprinkle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Odorous water was
Disperpled lightly on my head and neck. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor. Ps. cxii. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge. Prov. xv. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]
Two lions, in the still, dark night,
A herd of beeves disperse. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dispersed are the glories. Shak.
a. Scattered. --
Dispersed harmony (Mus.),
n. Dispersedness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One that disperses. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ CF. F. dispersion. ]
The days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished. Jer. xxv. 34. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dispersion of the optic axes (Crystallog.),