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fester

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fester
a small ulcer or sore containing pus


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When they reached Yaroslavl the wound had begun to fester (Natasha knew all about such things as festering) and the doctor had said that the festering might take a normal course.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
“Out of nater, sir, quite out of nater,” said Elnathan, attempting to expectorate, but succeeding only in throwing a light, frothy substance, like a flake of snow, into the fire—” quite out of nater that a wound so well dressed, and with the ball in my pocket, should fester.
The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
And beneath will be the abyss, wherein will fester and starve and rot, and ever renew itself, the common people, the great bulk of the population.
The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context
 
 
 
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