exposal
English
Etymology
expose + -al
Noun
exposal (countable and uncountable, plural exposals)
- (archaic) exposure
- December 1 1720, Jonathan Swift, a letter of advice to a young poet
- I believe our corrupted air, and frequent thick fogs, are in a great measure owing to the common exposal of our wit
- December 1 1720, Jonathan Swift, a letter of advice to a young poet
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for exposal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- sealpox