Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Moist \Moist\, a. [OE. moiste, OF. moiste, F. moite, fr. L.
   muccidus, for mucidus, moldy, musty. Cf. {Mucus}, {Mucid}.]
   1. Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist
      atmosphere or air. ``Moist eyes.'' --Shak.

   2. Fresh, or new. [Obs.] ``Shoes full moist and new.'' ``A
      draught of moist and corny ale.'' --Chaucer.

Moist \Moist\, v. t.
   To moisten. [Obs.] --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

moist
     adj : slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist
           breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" [syn: {damp}, {dampish}]