Exhalement

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Exhalation. obsolete, uncountable, usually

    "Nor will polished Amber although it send forth a gross and corporal exhalement, be found a long time defective upon the exactest scales."

Example

More examples

"Nor will polished Amber although it send forth a gross and corporal exhalement, be found a long time defective upon the exactest scales."

Etymology

From exhale + -ment.

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