Moisten
['mɒɪs(ə)n] or ['mɔɪsn]
Definition
(v. t.) To make damp; to wet in a small degree.
(v. t.) To soften by making moist; to make tender.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Dampen, damp.
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Examples
- He had invented, he informed us, a new mixture to moisten paint with, which he described as a vehicle. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The peculiar nature and arrangement of the membranes of the nose enable the nostrils to clean, and warm, and moisten the air which passes through them to the lungs. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Vainly endeavouring to moisten those dry lips, with a painful sound she struggles with herself and complies. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Moisten the leaves with a solution of the opium extract in the cherry-laurel water. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- If you can moisten its lips with the milk, Miss Halcombe, I will wash the clotted hair from the wound. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The top contains a sponge cup to moisten the fingers of the bowler. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I only said you were a couple of geese, Will Dobbin said, perceiving Miss Ann's pink eyes were beginning to moisten as usual. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- How Heat is Distributed, Retained, and Moistened. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The eyes of that monster of wickedness moistened while he was speaking to me--they did, Walter! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Clean the surface of the article, as in the preceding preparation, and apply the mixture by rubbing on with a cork or piece of soft leather moistened with water and dipped in the powder. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Pointing to this result as a large and satisfactory one, Mr Boffin smeared it out with his moistened glove, and sat down on the remains. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Repeat until clean, then polish with pumice stone continually moistened with water as you proceed. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Mr. Wedgwood made use of white paper or white leather, moistened with a solution of nitrate of silver. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Holmes stooped to the water-jug, moistened his sponge, and then rubbed it twice vigorously across and down the prisoner's face. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Every night it is said to pay a visit to the sea, no doubt for the purpose of moistening its gills. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Holmes opened the case, and moistening his finger he passed it along the shoe. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Go on,' said Bradley, after moistening his lips. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- His head bent for a moment, as if under a weight, and he then looked up again, moistening his lips. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The labor can be greatly lessened by moistening the scrubbing cloth with turpentine and applying it to the greasy film, which immediately dissolves and thus can be easily removed. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Use by sprinkling, or moistening blotting paper with the solution. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
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