Abluent (adj)
ab-loo-ent
Serving to cleanse.
1745–55; Latin abluent- (stem of abluēns, present participle of abluere to wash away), equivalent to ab- ab- + -lū- combining form of lavere to wash + -ent -ent
Example sentences
“She bathed in the abluent waters and felt her soul soothe.”
Boscage (noun) bos-kij a mass of trees or shrubs; wood, grove, or thicket. 1350–1400; Middle English boskage. Middle French boscage. (more…)
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