Spumous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spumous \Spum"ous\ (sp[=u]m"[u^]s), Spumy \Spum"y\
     (sp[=u]m"[y^]), a. [L. spumosus, fr. spuma foam: cf. F.
     spumeux.]
     Consisting of, containing, or covered with, froth, scum, or
     foam; frothy; foamy.
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           The spumous and florid state of the blood. --Arbuthnot.
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           The spumy waves proclaim the watery war. --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spumous
       adj : covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being
             agitated by beating or heating; "the bubbling candy
             mixture"; "a cup of foaming cocoa"; "frothy
             milkshakes"; "frothy waves"; "spumy surf" [syn: {bubbling},
              {foaming}, {foamy}, {frothing}, {spumy}, {sudsy}]