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Definition of Spilled
1. spill [v] - See also: spill
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spilled
Literary usage of Spilled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biosafety in the Laboratory: Prudent Practices for the Handling and Disposal by National Research Council (U. S.) (1989)
"If the spilled material is highly volatile and noninfectious, ... Handling of
spilled Solids Generally, spilled solids of low toxic i ty should be swept ..."
2. Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries by Charles Darwin (1846)
"... been spilled. On the evening of the 23d we arrived at Rio, having finished
our pleasant little excursion. During the remainder of my stay at Rio, ..."
3. Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy And Effects by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Although mechanical response techniques have the advantage of removing spilled
oil from the environment, their ability to do so is somewhat limited. ..."
4. Eastern Proverbs and Emblems Illustrating Old Truths by James Long (1881)
"The Dead as Water spilled upon the Ground. 2 SAM. 14. 14. The dead return no more
to this world; they are as-- water spilled on the ground which cannot be ..."
5. The Family Receipt Book: Containing Eight Hundred Valuable Receipts in by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1819)
"If the ink be spilled on a ruffle, or apron, &c. while you have it on, let one
hold the spotted part between his two hands over a basin and rub it, ..."
6. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1845)
"... and the long end is thrown up into the air ; as the short end goes down the
water is spilled out, and the long end falls back upon the corn. ..."
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