distillment
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of distillment
Example Sentences
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In its highest manifestations art is life at its best; painting, sculpture, poetry, music are the distillment and refinement of experience.
From The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life by Noyes, Carleton Eldredge
One sweet distillment from the bitter herbs of war!
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa
But art is not quite the same as life at first hand; it is rather the distillment of it.
From The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life by Noyes, Carleton Eldredge
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