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Aspersion | Aspersion \As*per"sion\, n. [L. aspersio, fr. aspergere: cf. F. aspersion.] 1. A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense. [1913 Webster] Behold an immersion, not and aspersion. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. The spreading of calumniations reports or charges which tarnish reputation, like the bespattering of a body with foul water; calumny. [1913 Webster] Every candid critic would be ashamed to cast wholesale aspersions on the entire body of professional teachers. --Grote. [1913 Webster] Who would by base aspersions blot thy virtue. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] |
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