sweat glands

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sweat \Sweat\, n. [Cf. OE. swot, AS. sw[=a]t. See Sweat, v. i.]

1.(Physiol.) The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a transparent, colorless, acid liquid with a peculiar odor, containing some fatty acids and mineral matter; perspiration. See Perspiration. [1913 Webster]

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.— Gen. iii. 19.[1913 Webster]

2.The act of sweating; or the state of one who sweats; hence, labor; toil; drudgery. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3.Moisture issuing from any substance; as, the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]

4.The sweating sickness. [Obs.] --Holinshed. [1913 Webster]

5.(Man.) A short run by a race horse in exercise. [1913 Webster]

Sweat box (Naut.), a small closet in which refractory men are confined.

Sweat glands (Anat.), sudoriferous glands. See under Sudoriferous.