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  • 121water — [wôt′ər, wät′ər] n. [ME < OE wæter, akin to Ger wasser < IE * wodōr < * wed , to wet (< base * awed , to moisten, flow) > Gr hydōr, water, L unda, a wave, Russ voda, water, Ir uisce, water] 1. the colorless, transparent liquid… …

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  • 122dampener — noun a device that dampens or moistens something he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them • Syn: ↑moistener • Derivationally related forms: ↑moisten (for: ↑moistener), ↑dampen …

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  • 123moistener — noun a device that dampens or moistens something he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them • Syn: ↑dampener • Derivationally related forms: ↑moisten, ↑dampen (for: ↑dampener) …

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  • 124moil´er — moil1 «moyl», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to work hard; drudge. 2. to be in a turmoil; agitate. –v.t. Archaic. 1. to wet; moisten. 2. to soil; …

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  • 125Arrose — Ar*rose , v. t. [F. arroser.] To drench; to besprinkle; to moisten. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The blissful dew of heaven does arrose you. Two N. Kins. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 126Bathe — (b[=a][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bathed} (b[=a][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bathing}.] [OE. ba[eth]ien, AS. ba[eth]ian, fr. b[ae][eth] bath. See 1st {Bath}, and cf. {Bay} to bathe.] 1. To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath. [1913… …

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  • 127Bathed — Bathe Bathe (b[=a][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bathed} (b[=a][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bathing}.] [OE. ba[eth]ien, AS. ba[eth]ian, fr. b[ae][eth] bath. See 1st {Bath}, and cf. {Bay} to bathe.] 1. To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a… …

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  • 128Bathing — Bathe Bathe (b[=a][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bathed} (b[=a][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bathing}.] [OE. ba[eth]ien, AS. ba[eth]ian, fr. b[ae][eth] bath. See 1st {Bath}, and cf. {Bay} to bathe.] 1. To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a… …

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