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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. ``Moist eyes.'' --Shak.
2. Fresh, or new [Obs.] ``Shoes full moist and new.'' ``A
draught of moist and corny ale.'' --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moist \Moist\, v. t.
To moisten. [Obs.] --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
moist
adj : slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist
breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" [syn: {damp}, {dampish}]
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