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† despume, v. Obs.|dɪˈspjuːm|
[ad. L. dēspūmāre (see despumate), or a. F. despumer (16th c.).]
1. trans. To skim; to clear of froth or scum.
c1400Lanfranc's Cirurg. 90 Of hony despumed [v.r. dispumed] oz. iiij. c1553in Hartlib Legacy (1655) 232 Take your Alewort..and into it put of good Honey despumed..a pound and a half. 1623Cockeram, Despume, to take vp the scum of a thing. 1655in Hartlib Ref. Commw. Bees 36 Let the tryall be made with about a gallon of Honey, despume it. 1743Lond. & Country Brew. ii. (ed. 2) 146 Salting the Water, and despuming as fast as it appears.
2. intr. Of a liquid: To cast up a scum or froth.
1613R. Cawdrey Table Alph. (ed. 3), Despume, fome, or cast vp a scumme.
Hence despumed ppl. a.
1601Holland Pliny xxii. xxiv, Made..of despumed and clarified hony. |