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despumare

despumare (disp-) [CL] 1 to skim. confice cum melle ~ato et uteris cum opus habueris Leechdoms I 376; bulli ipsum usque ad terciam sui partem et dispuma et distilla per filtrum M. Scot Lumen 254; in melle rubeo bene bullito et fortiter dispumato pone pulverem nitri [etc.] Gilb. VII 331. 2; modicum salis et mellis dispumati tepidi Gad. 22v. 2; mulsa est potus factus ex viij partibus aque et nona mellis ~ati SB 31 (cf. Alph. 12: dispumati); Upton 190 (v. colatura a). 2 (intr.) to stop foaming, settle down. ergo animos hebetes mendax audacia frontis / dissimulat clamorque minax despumat in ausus [? l. inausus] J. Exon. BT IV 288.

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