Excrement
Pronunciation : Ex"cre*ment
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. excrementum, fr. excernere, excretum, to skin out, discharge: cf. F. excr?ment. See Excrete.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ex"cre*ment
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. excrementum, fr. excrescere, excretum, to grow out. See Excrescence.]
Definition : Defn: An excrescence or appendage; an outgrowth. [Obs.] "Ornamental excrements." Fuller. Living creatures put forth (after their period of growth) nothing that is young but hair and nails, which are excrements and no parts. Bacon.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913