n. In physiology, the breath; also, the vapor exhaled in the cavities of a living and warm body, so long as the blood is warm.
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n. exhaled breath
Word Usage
"Some discommend moated houses, as unwholesome; so Camden saith of [3155] Ew-elme, that it was therefore unfrequented, ob stagni vicini halitus, and all such places as be near lakes or rivers."