perspire

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Like gyms, such studios — Perspire, HigherDose, SaunaBar, Glow — have had to restrict customers, or close altogether, during the pandemic.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2020

Perspire is a word invented by blue-veined little ladies who spoke of limbs instead of arms and legs, boy cows instead of bulls.

From Time Magazine Archive

Perspire, per-spīr′, v.i. and v.t. to emit or to be emitted, as moisture, through the pores of the skin: to sweat.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Perspire, Sweat While all mankind belongs to the animal kingdom, and no person can feel offended at being called an animal, yet society observes certain distinctions in speaking of men and of beasts.

From Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking by Bechtel, John Hendricks

When Hands Perspire and soil the sewing material, try bathing them with strong alum water.

From Fowler's Household Helps Over 300 Useful and Valuable Helps About the Home, Carefully Compiled and Arranged in Convenient Form for Frequent Use by Fowler, Arthur L.