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cauter|ˈkɔːtə(r)| Also 6–7 cautere. [a. F. cautère (Pr. cauteri, Sp. and It. cauterio), ad. L. cautērium, a. Gr. καυτήριον branding iron; or a. Gr. καυτήρ branding iron, f. καί-ειν to burn.] = cautery 1 (to which 1534 may really belong).
1534Ld. Berners Gold. Bk. M. Aurel. (1546) S vj, The fistula, where against thou hast giuen cautere. 1541R. Copland Guydon's Quest. Chirurg. (1579) 50 How many be there of actual cauters..? 1677Gale Crt. Gentiles II. iv. 140 Having their conscience cauterised or marqued with a cauter. 1864Daily Tel. 3 Aug., The liberal appliance of the actual cauter, i.e. the red-hot iron. 1881Syd. Soc. Lex., Cauter, an instrument for applying the actual cautery. Also, a liniment or application of a caustic character. |