v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Moistened p. pr. & vb. n. Moistening. ] 1. To make damp; to wet in a small degree. [ 1913 Webster ]
A pipe a little moistened on the inside. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To soften by making moist; to make tender. [ 1913 Webster ]
It moistened not his executioner's heart with any pity. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, moistens. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]