Moistened

Examples

• 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.
• He took the sponge, dipped it in, and moistened the corpse-like face; he asked for my smelling-bottle, and applied it to the nostrils. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• It not infrequently takes place among heaps of rags, wool and cotton when sodden with oil; hay and straw when damp or moistened with water; and coal in the bunkers of vessels. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• In printing, gum is added to the water with which the stone is moistened, as an additional preventive of the ink adhering to those parts not drawn upon. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Unsized white paper to be thoroughly moistened with this solution, cut into twenty equal parts, and each part rolled into a cigarette, two or three of which may be smoked daily. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• Young Hexam standing looking at him, he moistened his lips with his tongue, looked about the room, glanced at his former pupil, and looked down. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• They gave him drink, moistened his face with water, and administered some drops of cordial and wine. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• A chalk cylinder moistened with a chemical solution was revolved by hand or a small motor. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• My voice faltered, my eyes moistened in spite of me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Seen across the dim candle with his moistened eyes, she looked as if she had a glory shining round her head. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.

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