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spumous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spumous \Spum"ous\, Spumy \Spum"y\, a. [L. spumosus, ? spuma foam: cf F. spumeux.] Consisting of containing, or covered with froth, scum, or foam; frothy; foamy. The spumous and florid state of the blood. --Arbuthnot. The spumy waves proclaim the watery war. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: spumous adj : covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating; "the bubbling candy mixture"; "a cup of foaming cocoa"; "frothy milkshakes"; "frothy waves"; "spumy surf" [syn: {bubbling}, {foaming}, {foamy}, {frothing}, {spumy}, {sudsy}]
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