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spumous
spumous, a. (ˈspjuːməs) [ad. L. spūmōs-us: see spumose a. and cf. OF. spumeux.] 1. Of the nature of, having the appearance of, froth or foam.c 1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 164 Þe blood þat goiþ out of þe wounde wole be spumous & cleer. Ibid. 201 Þere is engendrid þere a maner spumous substaunce. 1612 Woo...
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spumose
spumose, a. rare. (spjuːˈməʊs) [ad. L. spūmōs-us (hence It. spumoso, Sp. and Pg. espumoso), f. spūma spume n.] = spumous a.1576 G. Baker Gesner's Jewel of Health 222 b, At any tyme..may this water be drawne, and converted after into a spumose substaunce. 1683 Ray Corr. (1848) 132 A little spike of b...
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spumeous
† ˈspumeous, a. Obs. [f. L. spūme-us (hence It. spumeo, Pg. espumeo), f. spūma spume n.] Foamy, frothy; spumous, spumy.1635 D. Person Varieties ii. 55 These spumeous exhalations are such as are combustible and capable to bee kindled. 1664 Power Exp. Philos. i. 28 That spumeous froth or dew which her...
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frothy
frothy, a. (ˈfrɒθɪ, -ɔː-) [f. froth n. + -y1.] 1. a. Full of, covered with, or accompanied by froth or foam; foamy.1533 Frith Disput. Purgat. (1829) 157 Their..frothy waves. 1592 Shakes. Ven. & Ad. 901 The hunted boar Whose frothy mouth..A second fear through all her sinews spread. 1613 Uncasing of ...
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inflation
inflation (ɪnˈfleɪʃən) [ad. L. inflātiōn-em, n. of action f. inflāre to inflate. Cf. obs. F. inflation, -flacion, etc. (15th c. in Godef.).] 1. The action of inflating or distending with air or gas.1601 Holland Pliny Explan. Words, Inflation, swelling or puffing vp with winde. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pse...
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