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Distill   Listen
verb
Distill  v. i.  (past & past part. distilled; pres. part. distilling)  (Written also distil)  
1.
To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle. "Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain."
2.
To flow gently, or in a small stream. "The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia."
3.
To practice the art of distillation.





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"Distill" Quotes from Famous Books



... my bosom thrill, Breathe of past years, to all their joys allied; And, as the notes thro' my sooth'd spirits glide, Dear Recollection's choicest sweets distill, Soft as the Morn's calm dew on yonder hill, When slants the Sun upon its grassy side, Tinging the brooks that many a mead divide With lines of gilded light; and blue, and still, The distant lake stands gleaming in the vale. Sing, yet once more, that well-remember'd strain, Which oft made vocal ...
— Original sonnets on various subjects; and odes paraphrased from Horace • Anna Seward
... the wealth of human life? Is it not fullness and richness of feeling? To refine this fullness, to purify this richness, to distill the essence out of this wealth, to educate the feelings by revealing their subtle possibilities, by bringing to light the divinity there is within and behind them, this is the poet's part; and ...
— Essays AEsthetical • George Calvert
... AND FRECKLE LOTION.—For the skin and complexion; a great secret. Distill two handfuls Jessamine Flowers in a quart of Rose Water and a quart of Orange Water. Strain through porous paper and add a scruple of Musk and a scruple of Ambergris. Bottle and label. Splendid wash ...
— One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed • C. A. Bogardus
... in the summer when Dr. Latimer and his bride reached their home in North Carolina. Over the cottage porch were morning-glories to greet the first flushes of the rising day, and roses and jasmines to distill their fragrance on the evening air. Aunt Linda, who had been apprised of their coming, was patiently awaiting their arrival, and Uncle Daniel was pleased to know that "dat sweet young lady who had sich putty manners war comin' to lib ...
— Iola Leroy - Shadows Uplifted • Frances E.W. Harper


Words linked to "Distill" :   extract, distillate, meliorate, condense, purge, moonshine, ooze, transude, distillery, make pure, purify, make, liquefy, exude, sublimate, chemistry, improve, distil


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