Wet \Wet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wet (rarely Wetted); p. pr. &
vb. n. Wetting.]
[AS. w[=ae]tan.]
To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle;
to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the
surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to
wet the hands; to wet cloth. ``[The scene] did draw tears
from me and wetted my paper.'' --Burke.
Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . . Whether
to deck with clouds the uncolored sky, Or wet the
thirsty earth with falling showers. --Milton.
To wet one's whistle, to moisten one's throat; to drink a
dram of liquor. [Colloq.]
Let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles.
--Walton.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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