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English Dictionary: moisture by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
moisture
n
  1. wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window"
    Synonym(s): moisture, wet
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Moisture \Mois"ture\, n. [Cf. OF. moistour, F. moiteur.]
      1. A moderate degree of wetness. --Bacon.
  
      2. That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid;
            liquid in small quantity.
  
                     All my body's moisture Scarce serves to quench my
                     furnace-burning heat.                        --Shak.
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