Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MEN'STRU-AL
MEN'STRU-AL, a. [Fr. from L. menstrualis, from mensis, month.]
- Monthly; happening once a month; as, the menstrual flux.
- Lasting a month; as, the menstrual orbit of the moon. Bentley.
- Pertaining to a menstruum. Bacon.
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