Definitions
excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
Word origin
From Middle English sweten, from Old English swǣtan, from Proto-Germanic *swaitijaną (“to sweat”). Compare Dutch zweten, German schwitzen, Danish svede. Doublet of shvitz.
Used in a sentence
“Just thinking about the interview tomorrow puts me into a nervous sweat.”
“The Muses' friend (grey-eyed Aurora) yet Held all the meadows in a cooling sweat, The milk-white gossamers not upwards snow'd, Nor was the sharp and useful-steering goad”
“the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Body moisture”5 letters
02“Perspiration”5 letters
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