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Phlegm

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(1):

(a.) Sluggishness of temperament; dullness; want of interest; indifference; coldness.

(2):

(a.) One of the four humors of which the ancients supposed the blood to be composed. See Humor.

(3):

(a.) Viscid mucus secreted in abnormal quantity in the respiratory and digestive passages.

(4):

(a.) A watery distilled liquor, in distinction from a spirituous liquor.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Phlegm'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/phlegm.html. 1828.
 
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