† stegnoticadj.n.
Medicine. Obsolete.
A. adj.
Of a medicine: Adapted to arrest diarrhoea, flow of blood, or other discharges; astringent, styptic.
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bindingc1384
restraininga1398
straininga1398
constraining1398
strictivea1400
stypticc1400
restrictive?a1425
styptical1528
astringent?1541
constrictive1541
restringitive1559
astrictive1562
restringing1562
restringent1565
constringent1603
astrictory1620
styptive1640
constipating1658
stegnotic1674
staltic1748
constringing1757
apocrustic1853
1674 W. Salmon tr. Pharmacopœia Londinensis (1678) 47/1 Clematis, vinca pervinca... Periwinkle, is Segnotick [sic] and Vulnerary, stops the Bloody Flux.
1710 Brit. Apollo 12–15 May We bid you consider all matter, either as Lyptyntic, Segnotic [sic], or Balsamic. Now..the Segnotic is Styptic... So that..Segnotics may be very proper in the Case.
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Stegnotick, binding, rendering costive.
B. n.
A ‘stegnotic’ medicine.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > astringent or restringent preparations > [noun]
restrictorya1398
styptica1400
restrictivec1425
clammer1597
astringent1626
astrictive1657
subastringent1661
astringer1662
restringent1666
stegnotic1684
apocrustic1706
obstruent1892
1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician iii. 78 Applying Lint dipt in a Stegnotick.
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