Distill
King James Dictionary [1]
Distill, L., to drop a drop. Gr.
1. To drop to fall in drops.
Soft showers distilld, and suns grew warm in vain.
2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.
The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia.
3. To use a still to practice distillation.
1. To let fall in drops to throw down in drops. The clouds distill water on the earth.
The dew, which on the tender grass the evening had distilled.
2. To extract by heat to separate spirit or essential oils from liquor by heat or evaporation, and convert that vapor into a liquid by condensation in a refrigeratory to separate the volatile parts of a substance by heat to rectify as, to distill brandy from wine, or spirit form melasses. 3. To extract spirit from, by evaporation and condensation as, to distill cyder or melasses to distill wine. 4. To extract the pure part of a fluid as, to distill water. 5. To dissolve or melt. Unusual.
Swords by the lightnings subtle force distilled.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( n. & v) To flow gently, or in a small stream.
(2): ( v. t.) To let fall or send down in drops.
(3): ( v. t.) To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.
(4): ( n. & v) To practice the art of distillation.
(5): ( v. t.) To dissolve or melt.
(6): ( n. & v) To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
(7): ( v. t.) To obtain by distillation; to extract by distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water.
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types [3]
Deuteronomy 32:2 (a) Here is shown the widespread and delightful influence of all the words of God upon the hearts who receive them.
