irroration

Definitions

1. A sprinkling or wetting with dew.
   obsolete
2. Markings reminiscent of spots or dew drops.

Equivalents

Examples

“Generally, to the irroration of the body much use⟳ of sweet things is profitable, as of sugar, honey, sweet almonds, pineapples, pistachios, dates, raisins of the sun, corans, figs, and the like⟳.”

“Underside: ground-colour similar, both fore and hind wings with extensive irroration of black scale which varies considerably in amount: in some specimens it is very dense and gives a glackish tint to the ground-colour, especially on the hind wing.”

“Black, markings formed by pale blue glossy irroration; markings white on costal edge.”

“[…] costa with whitish strigulæ separated by dark fuscous or blackish irroration […]”

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