noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A unit square between voxels.

Verb

1. 1
   To wash with a cosmetic water, said by some to be prepared from sulphur. obsolete, transitive

   "She shall no oftener powder her hair, [or] surfel her cheeks, […] but she shall as often gaze on my picture."

Example

More examples

"She shall no oftener powder her hair, [or] surfel her cheeks, […] but she shall as often gaze on my picture."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Compare sulfur.

Etymology 2

Blend of surface + voxel.

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