exuvium
exuvium noun: synonym of exuviae.
Noun
exuvium (plural exuvia or exuviums)
- Synonym of exuviae.
- Loe here th' exuvium of that heavenly soul,
Who living did by's words and works controule
The power of Sin and Satan ; and whose breath
Redeem'd poor souls from darkness, and from death,
And by bis pious Doctrine did convince
The sly Temptations of that ayery Prince.1654 Simeon Ashe - Things inclining to ashes, and soot, and excrements of metals, and the exuviums or mulls of bodies Melters suppose may be taken and gotten off safely in a roasting or calcining fire, they make a great fire of wood under them, roast or calcine the metal...
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Of ‘’Ignis candens’’, or of the glowing...1671 Basil Valentinus, monke of the order of St Bennet: The last will and testament
- Synonyms:
- exuviae
- Loe here th' exuvium of that heavenly soul,
Synonyms of exuvium
Forms of exuvium
| plural | exuvia |
|---|---|
| plural | exuviums |
Origin of exuvium
Perhaps from Latin exuvium, or perhaps an independent back-formation from exuvia, under the impression that exuvia is the plural of a Latin second-declension neuter noun exuvium, whereas exuvia is in reality the regularised first-declension singular of Latin exuviae.
Questions about exuvium
- What does exuvium mean?
- Exuvium means synonym of exuviae.
- What part of speech is exuvium?
- Exuvium is a noun.
- What is the plural of exuvium?
- The plural of exuvium is exuvia.
Words near exuvium in the dictionary
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