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Webster 1913 Edition
Moisture
Mois′ture
,Noun.
[Cf. OF.
moistour
, F. moiteur
.] 1.
A moderate degree of wetness.
Bacon.
2.
That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.
All my body’s
Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat.
moisture
Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat.
Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Moisture
MOIST'URE
,Noun.
Set such plants as require much moisture, on sandy, dry grounds.
1.
A small quantity of any liquid; as the moisture of the body.Definition 2024
moisture
moisture
English
Noun
moisture (usually uncountable, plural moistures)
- A moderate degree of wetness.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
- That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.
- All my body’s moisture Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat. -William Shakespeare
- (medicine) Skin moisture noted as dry, moist, clammy, or diaphoretic as part of the skin signs assessment.
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a moderate degree of wetness
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that which moistens or makes damp