"asweat" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈswɛt/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-asweat.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: From a- (prefix meaning ‘at; in; on’, used to show a state, condition, or manner) + sweat. Etymology templates: {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{prefix|en|a|sweat|pos1=prefix meaning ‘at; in; on’, used to show a state, condition, or manner}} a- (prefix meaning ‘at; in; on’, used to show a state, condition, or manner) + sweat Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} asweat (not comparable)
  1. (dated) In a sweat; covered or soaked with sweat or some liquid resembling sweat; sweating. Tags: dated, not-comparable Categories (topical): Bodily fluids Synonyms: sudoriferous, sudorific, sweaty
    Sense id: en-asweat-en-adj-PkhcPxNF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a-

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          "text": "[T]he dam, beholding nigh, can bring her offspring dear / No needful help, for her own limbs are bound by trembling fear, / And with a sudden dread she starts, and flies with speed increased, / Through bush and wild wood all asweat, before that strong-jawed beast; [...]",
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          "text": "I threw a cloak over him for a net and struck, struck, struck, / Blindly, in the steam of the bath; he bellowed, netted, / And bubbled in the water; / All the stone vault asweat with steam bellowed; / And I undid the net and the beast was dead, and the broad vessel / Stank with his blood.",
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