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Webster 1913 Edition

pestillation

pesˊtil-la′tion

,

Noun.

[LL.

pestillum

, L.

pistillum

. See

.]

The act of pounding and bruising with a pestle in a mortar.

Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pestillation

PESTILLA'TION

,

Noun.

[from L. pistillum; Eng. pestle.]

The act of pounding and bruising in a mortar. [Little used.]