Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Skim
skim, v. [OFr escumer.]
Separate liquid from matter; remove the cream to make butter; [fig.] absorb golden yellow wavelengths of light; [word play] float; move lightly.
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skim, v. [OFr escumer.]
Separate liquid from matter; remove the cream to make butter; [fig.] absorb golden yellow wavelengths of light; [word play] float; move lightly.
Return to page 46 of the letter “s”.