Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EX'CRE-MENT
EX'CRE-MENT, n. [L. excrementum, from excerno, excretus; ex and cerno, to separate, Gr. κρινω.]
Matter excreted and ejected; that which is discharged from the animal body after digestion; alvine discharges.
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