单词 | mummy-powder |
释义 | > as lemmasmummy-powder mummy-powder n. ΚΠ 1829 R. R. Madden Trav. Turkey, Egypt, Nubia, & Palestine II. 90 [The] Arabs make use of mummy powder for a medicine; they mix it with butter, and give this preparation the name of Mantey. It is esteemed a sovereign remedy for..ulcers, and also finds a place in the Italian Pharmacopæias. 1992 J. Hamilton-Paterson Seven-tenths iii. i. 81 Coral was used..as..medicine (ground up like mummy-powder). < as lemmas |
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