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MOISTURE

\mˈɔ͡ɪst͡ʃə], \mˈɔ‍ɪst‍ʃə], \m_ˈɔɪ_s_tʃ_ə]\

Definitions of MOISTURE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Moistness: that which moistens or makes slightly wet: a small quantity of any liquid.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Slight wetness; small quantity of liquid.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Slight sensible wetness.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Moistness; a moderate degree of wetness.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Simple humidity of the skin. The skin is said to be moist or in a state of moisture, when there is slight perspiration.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

n. A moderate degree of wetness; -that which moistens or makes damp or wet; amount or quantity of liquid matter contained in the body, the atmosphere, &c.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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