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Definition of Humect
1. v. t. To moisten; to wet.
Definition of Humect
1. Verb. (archaic) to wet; to moisten. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Humect
1. to make moist [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: moist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Humect
Literary usage of Humect
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by John Oswald, Joseph Thomas, James Lynd, John Miller Keagy (1868)
"... or humect'- ate, to make moist or wet; humoral, relating to the humours. ...
v. hu'mid, a. hu'morous, a. humect', or humid'ity, ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1801)
"'humect.'— P. 205. 1.23. for ' in hands,' r. in the hands ; and hi the next line,
dele the quotation comma before ..."
3. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"... but more commonly gains his purpose by suppressing the whole evidence on the
opposite side of the question.' humect и.о. -ч Fr. humecter; Lat. ..."
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