'Excrement' definitions:

Definition of 'excrement'

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noun
Waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body [syn: body waste, excretion, excreta, excrement, excretory product]

Definition of 'Excrement'

From: GCIDE
  • Excrement \Ex"cre*ment\, n. [L. excrementum, fr. excernere, excretum, to skin out, discharge: cf. F. excr['e]ment. See Excrete.] Matter excreted and ejected; that which is excreted or cast out of the animal body by any of the natural emunctories; especially, alvine, discharges; dung; ordure. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Excrement'

From: GCIDE
  • Excrement \Ex"cre*ment\, n. [L. excrementum, fr. excrescere, excretum, to grow out. See Excrescence.] An excrescence or appendage; an outgrowth. [Obs.] "Ornamental excrements." --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
  • Living creatures put forth (after their period of growth) nothing that is young but hair and nails, which are excrements and no parts. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

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