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单词 mouth-water
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mouth-watern.

Brit. /ˈmaʊθwɔːtə/, U.S. /ˈmaʊθˌwɔdər/, /ˈmaʊθˌwɑdər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mouth n., water n.
Etymology: < mouth n. + water n. With sense 2 perhaps compare earlier mouth-watering n., mouth-watering adj.
1. = mouthwash n. 1. Obsolete.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > lotion or bath > [noun] > specific
lyea700
eye-water?1593
mouth-water1598
arquebusade1739
eye lotion1797
black wash1805
mouthwash1806
bloodbath1834
starch bath1836
sulphur bath1843
whitewash1897
wax bath1916
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations for treating specific parts > [noun] > for the mouth
mouth-water1598
mouthwash1806
1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. f. 24 v/2 A mouth-water, or gargrise, made of barley-water.
1688 London Mercury 18–22 Dec. 2/2 W. Elmy..hath..a most excellent Gargarisme or Mouth-water.
1706 S. Sewall Diary 28 Dec. (1973) I. 558 He call'd for Mouth-Water..and then for his little pot to void it into.
1771 L. Carter Diary 26 Apr. (1965) I. 564 Every mouth water and gargarizm that could be thought of has been used.
2. Caribbean. Saliva.
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the world > life > the body > secretory organs > secretion > saliva > [noun]
salivac1400
spittle1481
water1572
mouth-water1961
1961 F. G. Cassidy Jamaica Talk vii. 137 Mouth-water is saliva.
1996 in R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage 392/1 He dribbles in his sleep; every morning you could see fresh mouth-water stains on his pillow. [Tobago].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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