Mois"ture (?), n. [Cf. OF. moistour, F. moiteur.]
1.
A moderate degree of wetness.
Bacon.
2.
That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.
All my body's moisture
Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat.
Shak.
© Webster 1913.