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still term applied to the apparatus used in distillation , referring either to the flask in which a liquid to be distilled is evaporated, or to other pieces of equipment, or to the entire apparatus.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

still2 apparatus for distillation. XVI. f. †still vb. (XIII), aphetic of DISTIL.

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still¹ / stil/ • adj. not moving or making a sound: the still body of the young man. ∎ (of air or water) undisturbed by wind, sound, or current; calm and tranquil: her voice carried on the still air a still autumn day. ∎ (of a drink such as wine) not effervescent; compare with sparkle. • n. 1. deep silence and calm; stillness: the still of the night. 2. an ordinary static photograph as opposed to a motion picture, esp. a single shot from a movie. • adv. 1. without moving: the sheriff commanded him to stand still and drop the gun. 2. up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly: he still lives with his mother it was still raining. ∎ referring to something that will or may happen in the future: we could still win. 3. nevertheless; all the same: I'm afraid he's crazy. Still, he's harmless. 4. even (used with comparatives for emphasis): write, or better still, type, captions for the pictures Hank, already sweltering, began to sweat still more profusely. • v. make or become still; quieten: [tr.] she raised her hand, stilling Erica's protests | [intr.] the din in the hall stilled. PHRASES: still and all inf. nevertheless; even so. still small voice the voice of one's conscience (with reference to 1 Kings 19:12).DERIVATIVES: still·ness n. still² • n. an apparatus for distilling alcoholic drinks such as whiskey.

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