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distillment

[ dih-stil-muh nt ]

/ dɪˈstɪl mənt /

noun Archaic.

distillation.

Also especially British, dis·til·ment.

Origin of distillment

First recorded in 1595–1605; distill + -ment

Words nearby distillment

distilled, distilled water, distiller, distillers' grain, distillery, distillment, distinct, distinction, distinctive, distinctive feature, distinctiveness ratio

Example sentences from the Web for distillment

But art is not quite the same as life at first hand; it is rather the distillment of it.

The Gate of Appreciation |Carleton Noyes
And that royal ear was lent, and almost fatal was the distillment poured into its porches.

History of the United Netherlands, 1584-86, Vol. I. (of IV) Complete |John Lothrop Motley