distilment
(dɪˈstɪlmənt)
[f. as prec. + -ment.]
The process of distillation; concr. the produce of this process, a distilled liquor. Also fig. (cf. quintessence).
| 1602 Shakes. Ham. i. v. 64 Vpon my secure hower thy Vncle stole With iuyce of cursed Hebenon..And in the Porches of mine eares did poure The leaperous Distilment. 1611 S. Page Panegr. Verse in Coryat's Crudities, Put all your wits distillement in your pen. 1873 Browning Red Cotton Night-Cap Country 245 For perfume, pour Distilment rare, the rose of Jericho, Holy-thorn. 1894 R. Hunter Lect. Germ. Th. Consumption 10 A poisonous distillment of microbes. |