white damp
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of white damp
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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On the white, damp wall of the Yahidne school basement is a crude calendar, drawn in red crayon.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2022
To breathe the air with only 1 per cent. of white damp for an hour would put a man in such a state that he mightn't recover, and he wouldn't have had any warning.
From The Boy With the U.S. Miners by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis
Carbon monoxide, which is white damp, is more dreaded by the miners than any other gas because it is difficult to detect, having no odour, taste or colour.
From Seeds of Pine by Canuck, Janey
Across the length of the hall she saw nothing now but that thin, slouching figure, the gestures of those nervous, flexible hands, that white, damp face, with its crooked eyebrows and smile.
From What Not A Prophetic Comedy by Macaulay, Rose, Dame
The late-summer night slowly spread its white damp veil over the landscape.
From The Undying Past by Sudermann, Hermann
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