Both Uses of
desiccate
in
The Sound and the Fury
- Somethingamong dusty shelves of ordered certitudes long divorced from reality, desiccating peacefully, as if abreath of that air which sees injustice done "Two of these, please, ma'am.†
Chpt 2
- the trees were mulberries and locusts and sycamores--trees that partook also of the foul desiccation which surrounded the houses;
Chpt 4 *desiccation = lack of vitality (removal of moisture/life)
Definition:
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(desiccate) to remove moisture from something