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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 4

Part of speech: noun (n.)

Effusion; loss. "Much effuse of blood." Shak.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 4

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed. [R.] With gushing blood effused. Milton.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 4

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To emanate; to issue. Thomson.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 4

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

1. Poured out freely; profuse. [Obs.] So should our joy be very effuse. Barrow.

2. Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal. [Obs.] Young.

3. Spreading loosely, especially on one side; as, an effuse inflorescence. Loudon.

4. Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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