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Webster 1913 Edition
Moist
Moist
,Adj.
1.
Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry;
“Moist eyes.” as, a
. moist
atmosphere or airShak.
2.
Fresh, or new.
[Obs.]
“Shoes full moist and new.” “A draught of moist and corny ale.” Chaucer.
Moist
,Verb.
T.
To moisten.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Moist
MOIST
,Adj.
1.
Moderately wet; damp; as a moist atmosphere or air. Exhalation dusk and moist.
2.
Containing water or other liquid in a perceptible degree.