Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CON-SUM'A-BLE
CON-SUM'A-BLE, a. [See Consume.]
That may be consumed; possible to be destroyed, dissipated, wasted or spent; as, asbestos is not consumable by fire. – Wilkins. The importation and exportation of consumable commodities. – Locke.
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