A surge, wave, or swelling motion of water; the action of tides or heat causing turbulent movement.
From Latin 'aestura,' related to 'aestus' (tide, heat, surge). This rare noun preserves the original sense of surging water movement.
This archaic word is poetic—medieval writers used 'aesture' to describe the mysterious forces that made water rise and fall with the moon.
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