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Webster 1913 Edition
Perishable
Per′ish-a-ble
,Adj.
[F.
périssable
.] Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death;
as,
perishable
goods; our perishable
bodies.Webster 1828 Edition
Perishable
PER'ISHABLE
,Adj.
1.
Subject to speedy decay. Property of a perishable nature saved from a wreck, may be sold within a year and a day.
Definition 2025
perishable
perishable
English
Noun
perishable (plural perishables)
- That which perishes or is short-lived.
- (in the plural) food that does not keep for long.
Translations
that which perishes
food that does not keep
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Adjective
perishable (comparative more perishable, superlative most perishable)
- Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.
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Translations
liable to perish
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