USTULATION

n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The act of burning or searing. [R.] Sir W. Petty.

2.
n.

The operation of expelling one substance from another by heat, as sulphur or arsenic from ores, in a muffle.

3.
n.

The roasting or drying of moist substances so as prepare them for pulverizing.

4.
n.

The burning of wine.

5.
n.

Lascivious passion; concupiscence. [Obs.] It is not certain that they took the better part when they chose ustulation before marriage, expressly against the apostle. Jer. Taylor.


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