- spume
- \ \ see FOAM
Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
spume
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spume — spume … Dictionnaire des rimes
spume — ● spume nom féminin (latin spuma, écume) Liquide couvert d écume à grosses bulles, comme le sang des hémoptysies. ⇒SPUME, subst. fém. PATHOL. ,,Salive écumeuse à grosses bulles, qui apparaît dans certaines crises d hystérie ou d épilepsie (Méd.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Spume — (sp[=u]m), n. [L. spuma. Cf. {Pumice}, {Spoom}.] Frothy matter raised on liquids by boiling, effervescence, or agitation; froth; foam; scum. [1913 Webster] Materials dark and crude, Of spiritous and fiery spume. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spume — Spume, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spumed} (sp[=u]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spuming}.] [L. spumare.] To froth; to foam. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spume — late 14c., from O.Fr. spume, from L. spuma foam (Cf. It. spuma, Sp. espuma); cognate with O.E. fam, O.H.G. veim foam (see FOAM (Cf. foam)) … Etymology dictionary
spume — [spju:m] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin spuma] literary the mass of bubbles that forms on the top of waves when the sea is rough = ↑foam … Dictionary of contemporary English
spume — [ spjum ] noun uncount LITERARY a white mass of BUBBLES on the top of a wave … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spume — *foam, froth, scum, lather, suds, yeast … New Dictionary of Synonyms
spume — literary ► NOUN ▪ froth or foam, especially that found on waves. ► VERB ▪ froth or foam. ORIGIN Latin spuma … English terms dictionary
spume — [spyo͞om] n. [ME < MFr espume < L spuma: see FOAM] foam, froth, or scum vt., vi. spumed, spuming to foam or froth spumous adj. spumy spumier spumiest … English World dictionary
spume — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin spuma more at foam Date: 14th century frothy matter on liquids ; foam, scum < ocean spume > • spumous adjective • spumy adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
