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impostuming

impostuming is the present participle and gerund of impostume.

Meaning of impostume

Noun

impostume (plural impostumes)

  1. (obsolete) An abscess.
    • The great impoſtume of the realme vvas dravvne / Euen to a head: the multitudinous ſpavvne / VVas the corruption, vvhich did make it ſvvell / VVith hop'd ſedition (the burnt ſeed of hell.)1603, [Thomas Dekker], 1603. The Wonderfull Yeare. […], London: […] by [J. Browne, Nicholas Ling, and John Smethwick for?] Thomas Creede, […], →OCLC, signature B3, recto

Questions about impostuming

What is impostuming the present participle and gerund of?
Impostuming is the present participle and gerund of impostume.

Words near impostuming in the dictionary

  1. impostrous
  2. imposts
  3. impostume
  4. impostumed
  5. impostumes
  6. impostuming
  7. imposturage
  8. imposture
  9. impostured
  10. impostures
  11. imposturing

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