单词 | bemoisten |
释义 | bemoistenv. 1. transitive. To make moist. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being slightly wet > make slightly wet [verb (transitive)] aliec1330 humidatec1540 bemoist1567 bemoisten1590 rigate1657 damp1671 deg1673 moistify1786 dampen1827 baste1897 1590 T. Lodge Rosalynde: Euphues Golden Legacie sig. E3v First time shall stay his staylesse race..And snow bemoysten Julies face. 1820 W. Combe Second Tour Dr. Syntax xxxii. 245 Wiping her be-moisten'd eye. 2. intransitive. To become moist. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being slightly wet > be or become slightly wet [verb (intransitive)] > become slightly wet undryc1440 dank1590 dew1658 dampen1686 moisten1755 bemoisten1821 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 57 With tears the while bemoist'ning in his eye. Derivatives beˈmoistened adj. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < v.1590 |
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