Both Uses of
desiccate
in
Dune
- The woman looked as wrinkled and desiccated as any member of the mob that had greeted them along the way from the landing field that morning.†
Book 1 *
- He turned to look at Paul — a stringy whipcord of a youth, not as desiccated as the Arrakeen natives, but with ribs there to count, and sunken in the flanks so that the ripple and gather of muscles could be followed under the skin.†
Book 3
Definition:
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(desiccate) to remove moisture from something