| 单词 | mercury-water |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmercury-water ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] > preparations for the skin or complexion > lotions and liquids waterOE maiden milk?a1425 May-dew?a1425 milk of almondsa1425 maidens' milk?c1450 lac Virginis1477 surflingc1555 surfle1593 virgin's milk1600 lotion1606 washa1627 beauty water1675 mercury-water1676 beauty wash1706 Kalydor1824 skin tonic1863 flower-water1886 Limacol1936 moisture lotion1957 toning lotion1960 toner1970 c1450 (?a1400) Parl. Thre Ages (BL Add. 31042) 589 (MED) And multiplye metalles with mercurye watirs. 1616 F. Bacon Speech against Countess Somerset in Wks. (1869) XII. viii. 303 As for mercury-water, and other poisons, they might be fit for tarts, which is a kind of hotch-pot. 1634 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 291 There is a secret poyson in it, which in time will..seize upon every part; and, like mercury-water or aqua fortis, eat out all. 1636 W. Sampson Vow Breaker iv. sig. G4 Good Mother Pratle what is that god Mercury? is it he that makes the white Mercury waters, Ladies scoure their faces withall! 1676 T. Shadwell Virtuoso iii. 55 All manner of Washes, Almond-water, and Mercury-water for the Complexion. 1738 G. Smith tr. Laboratory ii. 52 Mercury-Water is thus prepar'd: Take Plate-Tin of Cornwall, calcine it, [etc.]. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Aqua Mercurialis, a preparation of Aqua-regia, and sublimate of mercury, with a little mercury, placed in a sand heat, till the solution of the mercury be made.] < as lemmas |
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