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spumous

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Variant of spume

noun

foam, froth, or scum

Origin: ME < MFr espume < L spuma: see foam

transitive verb, intransitive verb spumed, spuming

to foam or froth

Related Forms:

spumous adjective or spumy
spumier, spumiest

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