Ab″dest (�), n. [Per. ābdast; ab water + dast hand.] Purification by washing the hands before prayer; — a Mohammedan rite. Heyse.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.