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spirit1 1. the force or principle of life that animates the body of living things 2. a. an incorporeal being, esp the soul of a dead person b. (as modifier): spirit world spirit2 1. any distilled alcoholic liquor such as brandy, rum, whisky, or gin 2. Chem a. an aqueous solution of ethanol, esp one obtained by distillation b. the active principle or essence of a substance, extracted as a liquid, esp by distillation 3. Pharmacol a. a solution of a volatile substance, esp a volatile oil, in alcohol b. (as modifier): a spirit burner 4. Alchemy any of the four substances sulphur, mercury, sal ammoniac, or arsenic spirit [′spir·ət] (food engineering) A flammable liquid mixture of water and ethyl alcohol that is separated from an alcoholic liquid or mash by distillation during the manufacture of whiskey. (organic chemistry) A solution of alcohol and a volatile substance, such as an essential oil. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Three metamorphoses of the spirit do I designate to you: how the spirit becometh a camel, the camel a lion, and the lion at last a child. DOWN in the deep blue sea lived Ripple, a happy little Water-Spirit; all day long she danced beneath the coral arches, made garlands of bright ocean flowers, or floated on the great waves that sparkled in the sunlight; but the pastime that she loved best was lying in the many-colored shells upon the shore, listening to the low, murmuring music the waves had taught them long ago; and here for hours the little Spirit lay watching the sea and sky, while singing gayly to herself. Last of all they killed his children, three young girls, and would have assegaied their mother, when suddenly a spirit entered into her at the sight, and she went mad, so that they let her go, being afraid to touch her afterwards. |
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