mid-15c., "act of sprinkling," verbal noun from sprinkle (v.). Meaning "small amount" is from 1590s.
a sprinkling of grey at his temples
baptized with a sprinkling of holy water
spring-house
springtime
springy
sprinkle
sprinkler
sprinkling
sprint
sprinter
sprit
sprite
spritz
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