Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cathartic; a purge.
- noun That which is excreted from anything; excretion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete That which is excreted; excretion.
- noun (Med.), obsolete A cathartic; a purgative.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete That which is
excreted orpurged ;excretion . - noun obsolete A
cathartic ; apurgative .
Etymologies
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Latin purgamentum offscourings, washings, expiatory sacrifice. See purge.
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