What is to make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge. [R.] Quincy called?
absterge — To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge. [R.] Quincy. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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