moist : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: moist	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for moist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
moist adj slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" Synonym(s): damp, dampish, moist
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moist \Moist\, a. [OE. moiste, OF. moiste, F. moite, fr. L. muccidus, for mucidus, moldy, musty. Cf. {Mucus}, {Mucid}.] 1. Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist atmosphere or air. [bd]Moist eyes.[b8] --Shak. 2. Fresh, or new. [Obs.] [bd]Shoes full moist and new.[b8] [bd]A draught of moist and corny ale.[b8] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moist \Moist\, v. t. To moisten. [Obs.] --Shak.