| 单词 | plantain-water |
| 释义 | > as lemmasplantain-water plantain-water n. now rare a decoction of plantain. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > decoction or infusion > [noun] > aqueous decoction or infusion > specific barley waterc1320 oak-water?1523 hydrelaeon?1550 plantain-water1588 lily-water1599 napha water1600 cowslip-water1612 water of magnanimity1659 succory water1670 lime-water1682 onion-water1694 pennyroyal water1699 balm-water1712 forge-water1725 laurel-water1731 aqua mirabilis1736 tar-water1740 milk of lime1784 laurel-cherry water1787 fly-water1815 herb-water1886 c1550 R. Bacon Bk. Beste Waters Artyfycialles (new ed.) sig. Biv The water of plantayne..is very good for woundes corrosyues.] 1588 J. Read tr. F. Arcaeus Compend. Method i. v. f. 16 Sirope of Roses..mixed with Plantain water. 1648 R. Josselin Diary 26 Nov. (1976) 148 I had hope in my navel, keeping lint out of it, and washing it with plantane water and loose sugar. 1728 E. Smith Compl. Housewife (ed. 2) 197 To stop Bleeding. Take a Pint of Plantane-water, put to it two Ounces of Isinglas. 1868 H. Dussauce Pract. Guide for Perfumer xx. 215 Astringent Lotion. Plantain water..Tannin..Aromatic tincture. 1952 C. Camden Elizabethan Woman vii. 190 For those who judge the efficacy of a mouthwash by its unpleasant taste, a rather nauseous remedy can be made from four ounces each of rose-water and plantain-water, an ounce of honey of roses, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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