| 单词 | pearl cordial |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspearl cordial pearl cordial n. now historical a cordial containing powdered pearl; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [noun] > cordial > specific manus Christi1416 heartwater1670 pearl cordial1689 Godfrey's cordial1724 treacle-vinegar1728 treacle-water1728 Godfrey1845 1689 C. Goodall Poems & Transl. 151 Another Julep then more usual make, Two thousand pound for a Pearl-Cordial take. 1717 J. Gay Three Hours after Marriage i. 10 What, no Pearl Cordial! must I quiet them all? 1750 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 550 Your letters..have been my castor, pearl cordial, and sal volatile. 1937 G. S. Thomson Life in Noble Househ. xvi. 313 The Countess, in particular, took tonics with great regularity. In her case the dose supplied was mainly what was called the pearl cordial. < as lemmas |
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