moist = moisture
moist _NID_ n obs moisture _OED_ moist sb B c mist quality, moistness (1366 - 1742) See cited quotation ? Query It is true he uses it twice, and John would be listening for the full form. I wonder if effort of getting the final _t_ pronounced is his equivalent of _ture_. First instance could swallow...
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Summary: | moist _NID_ n obs moisture _OED_ moist sb B c mist quality, moistness (1366 - 1742) See cited quotation ? Query It is true he uses it twice, and John would be listening for the full form. I wonder if effort of getting the final _t_ pronounced is his equivalent of _ture_. First instance could swallow or merge with the following _in_. I would like to hear him say _moist_ regularly and then this _moist_. Maybe they are dif. _No modern cites_ Not used Not used Queried |
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