spume

spume
1. noun
foam or froth of water, particularly that of sea water.

Their breath froze in the air as it left their mouths, spouting forth in spumes of vapour that settled upon the hair of their bodies and formed into crystals of frost.

2. verb
To froth.

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  • spume — spume …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • spume — ● spume nom féminin (latin spuma, écume) Liquide couvert d écume à grosses bulles, comme le sang des hémoptysies. ⇒SPUME, subst. fém. PATHOL. ,,Salive écumeuse à grosses bulles, qui apparaît dans certaines crises d hystérie ou d épilepsie (Méd.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Spume — (sp[=u]m), n. [L. spuma. Cf. {Pumice}, {Spoom}.] Frothy matter raised on liquids by boiling, effervescence, or agitation; froth; foam; scum. [1913 Webster] Materials dark and crude, Of spiritous and fiery spume. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spume — Spume, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spumed} (sp[=u]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spuming}.] [L. spumare.] To froth; to foam. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spume — late 14c., from O.Fr. spume, from L. spuma foam (Cf. It. spuma, Sp. espuma); cognate with O.E. fam, O.H.G. veim foam (see FOAM (Cf. foam)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • spume — [spju:m] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin spuma] literary the mass of bubbles that forms on the top of waves when the sea is rough = ↑foam …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • spume — [ spjum ] noun uncount LITERARY a white mass of BUBBLES on the top of a wave …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • spume — *foam, froth, scum, lather, suds, yeast …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • spume — literary ► NOUN ▪ froth or foam, especially that found on waves. ► VERB ▪ froth or foam. ORIGIN Latin spuma …   English terms dictionary

  • spume — [spyo͞om] n. [ME < MFr espume < L spuma: see FOAM] foam, froth, or scum vt., vi. spumed, spuming to foam or froth spumous adj. spumy spumier spumiest …   English World dictionary

  • spume — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin spuma more at foam Date: 14th century frothy matter on liquids ; foam, scum < ocean spume > • spumous adjective • spumy adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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