Whetter

//ˈʍɛtə(ɹ)// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something that whets. Agent noun of whet

    "More a taste whetter than a substantial introduction, this exhibition presents six of the Expressionist portraits that made Kokoschka’s reputation in the pre-World War I era and about 40 works on paper."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

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"More a taste whetter than a substantial introduction, this exhibition presents six of the Expressionist portraits that made Kokoschka’s reputation in the pre-World War I era and about 40 works on paper."

Etymology

From whet + -er.

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