swelteredadj.
/ˈswɛltəd/ 1. Exuded like sweat (as if) by heat. Only in sweltered venom in and after Shakespeare; cf. swelter v. 4.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > [adjective] > emitting > emitting by exudation > emitted by exudation
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sweateda1711
a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. i. 8 Toad, that vnder cold stone..ha's..Sweltred Venom sleeping got. View more context for this quotation
1814 T. Moore Anacreontic to Plumassier 33 Books, that, far from every eye, In ‘swelter'd venom sleeping’ lie!
1856 F. E. Paget Owlet of Owlstone Edge 57 They produce their most sweltered venom.
2. Bathed in, or oppressed with, great heat.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [adjective] > having or communicating much heat > oppressively > oppressed with heat
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sweltering1652
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1798 S. T. Coleridge Fire, Famine, & Slaughter 53 It was so rare a piece of fun To see the sweltered cattle run.
1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 108 The rose reviving blows Upon the swelter'd bower.
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