Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AM'NI-OS, or AM'NI-ON
AM'NI-OS, or AM'NI-ON, n. [Gr. αμνιον, a vessel or membrane.]
The innermost membrane surrounding the fetus in the womb. It is thin, transparent, soft and smooth on the inside, but rough on the outside. – Encyc.
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