fumosite

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French fumosité, from Latin fūmōsitās (which some forms are directly from); equivalent to fumous +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fiu̯mɔːsiˈteː/

Noun

fumosite (plural fumositees) (Late Middle English)

  1. Fumes; gaseous exhalements or vapourous releases.
  2. (physiology) Bodily fumes that purportedly cause an ailment or mood.
  3. (rare) The tendency (of a beverage etc.) to produce these purported fumes.
  4. (rare) Vapours bearing a stench.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

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