Phlegm1. (a.) Thick mucus secreted in the respiratory and digestive passages.
2. (a.) One of the four humors of which the ancients supposed the blood to be composed. See Humor.
3. (n.) A watery distilled liquor, in distinction from a spirituous liquor.
4. (a.) Sluggishness of temperament; dullness; want of interest; indifference; coldness.
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