† mollicineadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin mollicinus, molochinus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin mollicinus (in mollicinum emplastrum soothing plaster ( Phillips's New World of Words, ed. 6, 1706)), variant (probably after classical Latin mollis soft, soothing) of molochinus (in molochinum emplastrum (1530 in a Latin translation of Galen); compare classical Latin molochina , noun, both neuter plural and feminine singular, denoting types of garment) < Hellenistic Greek μολόχινος made from mallow fibres (in μολόχινη ἔμπλαστρος (Galen)) < ancient Greek μολόχη , variant of μαλάχη mallow (compare malva n.) + -ινος -ine suffix². Compare earlier mollificative adj., mollifying adj., mollitive adj., mollient adj., mollescent adj.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Of an ointment or application: that makes soft or supple.

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1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Mollicinus, softening, mollifying: mollicine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	mollicine
释义	† mollicineadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin mollicinus, molochinus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin mollicinus (in mollicinum emplastrum soothing plaster ( Phillips's New World of Words, ed. 6, 1706)), variant (probably after classical Latin mollis soft, soothing) of molochinus (in molochinum emplastrum (1530 in a Latin translation of Galen); compare classical Latin molochina , noun, both neuter plural and feminine singular, denoting types of garment) < Hellenistic Greek μολόχινος made from mallow fibres (in μολόχινη ἔμπλαστρος (Galen)) < ancient Greek μολόχη , variant of μαλάχη mallow (compare malva n.) + -ινος -ine suffix². Compare earlier mollificative adj., mollifying adj., mollitive adj., mollient adj., mollescent adj. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Of an ointment or application: that makes soft or supple. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Mollicinus, softening, mollifying: mollicine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1857
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