Ir"ro*rate (?), a. (Zoöl.)
Covered with minute grains, appearing like fine sand.
Ir"ro*rate (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Irrorated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Irrorating.] [L. irroratus, p. p. of
irrorare to bedew; pref. ir- in + ros,
roris, dew.] To sprinkle or moisten with dew; to
bedew. [Obs.]