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delinition

delinition noun: a smearing.

Noun

delinition

  1. (obsolete) A smearing.
    • The Delinition alſo of the Infant's Ears and Noſtrils with the Spittle of the Prieſt may ſometimes ſtrike harſhly upon the ſpirits of the more delicate; but it makes much for the opinion of his Sanctity, vvhoſe ſpumeous excrement is of ſo ſacred a virtue, and vvill gain alſo the prayers of all the...1664, H[enry] More, chapter XVIII, in A Modest Enquiry into the Mystery of Iniquity, […], London: […] J[ames] Flesher for W[illiam] Morden […], →OCLC, book I, pages 68–69

Origin of delinition

From Latin delinere (“to smear”). See liniment.

Questions about delinition

What does delinition mean?
Delinition means a smearing.
What part of speech is delinition?
Delinition is a noun.

Words near delinition in the dictionary

  1. delingo
  2. delingos
  3. Delingpole
  4. delings
  5. delining
  6. delinition
  7. delink
  8. delinkable
  9. delinkage
  10. delinkages
  11. delinked

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