distillment

[ dih-stil-muh nt ]

/ dɪˈstɪl mənt /

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noun Archaic.

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Nearby words

distilled, distilled water, distiller, distillers' grain, distillery, distillment, distinct, distinction, distinctive, distinctive feature, distinctively

Also especially British, dis·til·ment.

Origin of distillment

First recorded in 1595–1605; distill + -ment

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Examples from the Web for distillment

But art is not quite the same as life at first hand; it is rather the distillment of it.
The Gate of Appreciation|Carleton Noyes
And that royal ear was lent, and almost fatal was the distillment poured into its porches.
History of the United Netherlands, 1584-86, Vol. I. (of IV) Complete|John Lothrop Motley