(also sprinkle) noun
a small amount or number of sth that is dropped, spread or included somewhere:
Add a sprinkling of pepper. * There was a sprinkling of freckles on her cheeks. * Most were men, but there was also a sprinkling of young women.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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