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festerment|ˈfɛstəmənt|
[f. fester v. + -ment.]
a. The process or state of festering. In quots. fig.
b. dial. A rotting mass.
1833Chalmers Const. Man (1834) II. vii. 5 The brooding fountain of so many..festerments. 1845North Brit. Rev. II. 488 The population..have been thrown..into the festerment of an universal discontent. 1884Chesh. Gloss. s.v., A festerment o' weeds. |