How to pronounce“moist”in English
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Definitions of “moist”
Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp.
“Will theſe moyſt Trees, / That haue out-liu'd the Eagle, page thy heeles / And skip when thou point'ſt out?”
Of eyes: wet with tears; tearful; also (obsolete), watery due to some illness or to old age.
“[H]aue you not a moiſt eie, a dry hand, a yelow cheeke, a white beard, a decreaſing leg, an increaſing belly? […] and will you yet call your ſelfe yong? fie, fie, fie, ſir Iohn.”
Moistness; also, moisture.
“[T]hey launch'd the ship, the mast it bore / Advanc'd, sails hoised, every seat his oar / Gave with a leather thong. The deep moist then / They further reach'd.”
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