Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Like breath; vaporous.
  • In pathology, moist as if from being breathed upon: said of the skin when covered with a slight moisture.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Produced by, or like, breath; vaporous.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective obsolete Produced by, or like, breath; vaporous.

Etymologies

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Latin halitus breath, vapor, from halare to breathe: compare French halitueux

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