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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
distil .
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Examples
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When he speaks the word the small rain distils and the great rain pours down as he pleases -- the winter-rain (so the LXX.), for in those countries, when the winter was past, the rain was over and gone,
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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His writings to this day breathe the same; every word distils that love and meekness with which his heart was filled.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler
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Humour, career of his, 51. of it, there 's the, 45. such as distils from gods, 732. the only test of gravity, 578. void of wit and, 389. was ever woman in this, won, 96.
Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature John Bartlett 1862
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That contradiction of the rendering being so beautiful and how it kind of distils the image was pretty powerful.
Vice Magazine 2008
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However, the magazine cleverly distils the world into a compact survey every week - so you really can keep up with what is going on everywhere.
Magazines Maxine 2009
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BTW, everything distils into reading is my new blog.
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (copy) ____Maggie 2009
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Whether it is the lazy fan circling overhead, the warm breeze primed with sea air or the background fuzz of Spanish songs on a crackly radio, it all distils into the perfect atmosphere.
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However, the magazine cleverly distils the world into a compact survey every week - so you really can keep up with what is going on everywhere.
Individuality in the online age Maxine 2009
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However, the magazine cleverly distils the world into a compact survey every week - so you really can keep up with what is going on everywhere.
PETRONA Maxine 2009
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However, the magazine cleverly distils the world into a compact survey every week - so you really can keep up with what is going on everywhere.
June 2009 Maxine 2009
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