01 n. One of the four humors of which the ancients supposed the blood to be composed. See Humor.
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One of the four humors of which the ancients supposed the blood to be composed. See Humor. See: Humor
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2.
Viscid mucus secreted in abnormal quantity in the respiratory and digestive passages.(Physiol.)
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3.
A watery distilled liquor, in distinction from a spirituous liquor.(Old Chem.)
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4.
Sluggishness of temperament; dullness; want of interest; indifference; coldness.“They judge with fury, but they write with phlegm.” — Pope.