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• spat´ter|ing|ly — spat|ter «SPAT uhr», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to scatter or dash in drops or particles; splatter: »to spatter paint, to spatter mud. 2. to strike in a shower; strike in a number of places: »Bullets spattered the wall. 3. a) to sprinkle or spot with… …   Useful english dictionary

• spat|ter — «SPAT uhr», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to scatter or dash in drops or particles; splatter: »to spatter paint, to spatter mud. 2. to strike in a shower; strike in a number of places: »Bullets spattered the wall. 3. a) to sprinkle or spot with something… …   Useful english dictionary

• Spatterdashes — Spat ter*dash es, n. pl. [Spatter + dash.] Coverings for the legs, to protect them from water and mud; long gaiters. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spatter — spat•ter [[t]ˈspæt ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to scatter or dash in small particles or drops 2) to splash with something in small particles, esp. so as to soil or stain 3) to send out small particles or drops, as falling water 4) to strike a surface in or… …   From formal English to slang

• ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium