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Spume

//spjuːm// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Foam or froth of liquid, particularly that of seawater. countable, uncountable

    "Materials dark and crude, / Of spiritous and fiery spume."

  2. 2
    foam or froth on the sea wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To froth.
  2. 2
    make froth or foam and become bubbly wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English spume, from Old French espume, from Latin spūma.

Etymology 2

From Middle English spume, from Old French espume, from Latin spūma.

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