Exuvium

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  1. 1
    Synonym of exuviae.

    "1654 Simeon Ashe Loe here th' exuvium of that heavenly soul, Who living did by's words and works controule The power of Sin and Satan ; and whose breath Redeem'd poor souls from darkness, and from death, And by bis pious Doctrine did convince The sly Temptations of that ayery Prince."

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"1654 Simeon Ashe Loe here th' exuvium of that heavenly soul, Who living did by's words and works controule The power of Sin and Satan ; and whose breath Redeem'd poor souls from darkness, and from death, And by bis pious Doctrine did convince The sly Temptations of that ayery Prince."

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin exuvium, or perhaps an independent back-formation from exuvia, under the impression that exuvia is the plural of a Latin second-declension neuter noun exuvium, whereas exuvia is in reality the regularised first-declension singular of Latin exuviae.

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