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mothery, a.|ˈmʌðərɪ|
[f. mother n.2 + -y.]
Mouldy, feculent.
1709Brit. Apollo No. 65. 2/1 The Wine..turns Mothery. 1759Sterne Tr. Shandy II. xix, If there is such a juice.., is it not enough to make the clearest liquid in the world both feculent and mothery? 1861H. Macmillan Footn. fr. Page Nat. 239 Wine..vinegar, catsup, not unfrequently become mothery.
Hence ˈmotheriness.
1742H. Baker Microsc. ii. iii. 76 A sort of whitish Scum or Motheriness will appear upon the Surface. |