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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.