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sweltered, ppl. a.|ˈswɛltəd|
[f. prec. + -ed1.]
1. Exuded like sweat (as if) by heat. Only in sweltered venom in and after Shakes.; cf. prec. 4.
1605Shakes. Macb. iv. i. 8 Toad, that vnder cold stone..ha's..Sweltred Venom sleeping got. 1814Moore Anacreontic, To Plumassier 33 Books, that, far from every eye, In ‘swelter'd venom sleeping’ lie! 1856F. E. Paget Owlet of Owlst. 57 They produce their most sweltered venom.
2. Bathed in, or oppressed with, great heat.
1798Coleridge Fire, Famine, & Slaughter 53 It was so rare a piece of fun To see the sweltered cattle run. 1821Clare Vill. Minstr. I. 108 The rose reviving blows Upon the swelter'd bower. |