What does spumeous mean?
Spumeous means Obsolete form of spumous..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Obsolete form of spumous..
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 vvomen in the Tovvn, that he may ever be an hail and ſound man.
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Spumeous means Obsolete form of spumous..
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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 vvomen in the Tovvn, that he may ever be an hail and ſound man.
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