MOISTENS

Verb

moistens

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of moisten

Anagrams

• mestinos, misnotes

Source: Wiktionary


MOISTEN

Mois"ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moistened; p. pr. & vb. n. Moistening.]

1. To make damp; to wet in a small degree. A pipe a little moistened on the inside. Bacon.

2. To soften by making moist; to make tender. It moistened not his executioner's heart with any pity. Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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