Definition of dry

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Dry (superl.) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; dry catarrh..

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Desiccate :: Desiccate (v. i.) To become dry.
Insolation :: Insolation (n.) The act or process to exposing to the rays of the sun fro the purpose of drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, etc., or of rendering acid, as vinegar..
Wipe :: Wipe (v. t.) To rub with something soft for cleaning; to clean or dry by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel..
Escroll :: Escroll (n.) In modern heraldry, a similar ribbon on which the motto is inscribed..
Sundry :: Sundrily (adv.) In sundry ways; variously.
Draw :: Draw (v. t.) To drain by emptying; to suck dry.
Infumate :: Infumate (v. t.) To dry by exposing to smoke; to expose to smoke.
Husbandry :: Husbandry (n.) The business of a husbandman, comprehending the various branches of agriculture; farming..
Trick :: Trick (v. t.) To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry..
Dry Nurse :: Dry nurse () A nurse who attends and feeds a child by hand; -- in distinction from a wet nurse, who suckles it..
Phaeton :: Phaeton (n.) A handsome American butterfly (Euphydryas, / Melitaea, Phaeton). The upper side of the wings is black, with orange-red spots and marginal crescents, and several rows of cream-colored spots; -- called also Baltimore..
Billingsgate :: Billingsgate (n.) Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language; vituperation; ribaldry..
Monandry :: Monandry (n.) The possession by a woman of only one husband at the same time; -- contrasted with polyandry.
Caryopsis :: Caryopsis (n.) A one-celled, dry, indehiscent fruit, with a thin membranous pericarp, adhering closely to the seed, so that fruit and seed are incorporated in one body, forming a single grain, as of wheat, barley, etc..
Serpigo :: Serpigo (n.) A dry, scaly eruption on the skin; especially, a ringworm..
Siccative :: Siccative (a.) Drying; causing to dry.
Pack :: Pack (n.) To envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings. See Pack, n., 5..
Frippery :: Frippery (n.) Hence: Secondhand finery; cheap and tawdry decoration; affected elegance.
Seerwood :: Seerwood (n.) Dry wood.
Season :: Season (v. i.) To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural juices, or by being penetrated with other substance; as, timber seasons in the sun..
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