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aphrodisiacal, a.|ˌæfrəʊdɪˈzaɪəkəl|
[f. prec. + -al1.]
Of aphrodisiac character.
1719Glossogr. Nova, Aphrodisical, belonging to Venus or Love. 1721Bailey, Aphrodisiacal. 1792Gentl. Mag. Apr. 357 Indulging aphrodisiacal passion. 1869J. Davenport Aphrodisiacs iii. 111 An account of certain aphrodisiacal charms practised by women of his time. 1918A. Bennett Pretty Lady xxiii. 151 The rag-time music..bathed everyone at the supper tables in a mysterious aphrodisiacal fluid. 1959New Biol. XXX. 47 Few Europeans are familiar with that great delicacy of Chinese cuisine, bird's nest soup (or its alleged aphrodisiacal properties). |