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‖ tetanothrum Obs.|-ˈəʊθrəm|
Pl. -othra. Also 6 tetanother.
[L. tetanōthrum (Pliny), a. Gr. τετάνωθρον, f. τετανοῦν to stretch, strain, f. τετανός stretched, smooth.]
A cosmetic for removing wrinkles.
1519W. Horman Vulg. 169 b, They fylle vp theyr frekyllys: and stretche abrode theyr skyn with tetanother. 1755Young Centaur v. Wks. 1757 IV. 214, I fear they would prefer a tetanothrum to an apotheosis. 1823Crabb Technol. Dict., Tetanothra. |