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rheum
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synonyms: defluxion, coryza, rhinitis ???
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Definition:1. watery discharge from the eyes or nose, once thought to cause disease2. tears
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He wore about his shoulders a heavy cloak; his pale face was drawn and his voice broken with rheum.
James Joyce. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
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Run barefoot up and down, threatening the flames
With bisson rheum; a clout upon that head
William Shakespeare. Hamlet
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An elderly man with a full white beard and a strong resemblance to Captain Birdseye was peering at me with rheumy hazel eyes,
Ruth Ware. The Woman in Cabin 10, p.322 (2016)
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