v. t. [ Cf. F. despumer. See Despumate. ] To free from spume or scum. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
If honey be despumed. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A stint. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. spuma. Cf. Pumice, Spoom. ] Frothy matter raised on liquids by boiling, effervescence, or agitation; froth; foam; scum. [ 1913 Webster ]
Materials dark and crude,
Of spiritous and fiery spume. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
a. Spumous. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Spumescent. ] The state of being foamy; frothiness. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. spumescens, p. pr. of spumescere to grow foamy, from spuma foam. ] Resembling froth or foam; foaming. [ 1913 Webster ]