† suffimentn.
Obsolete. rare.
A perfume burned or smoked as a medicinal remedy.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > other miscellaneous medicines > [noun] > medicines to be burnt, smoked, or inhaled
suffite1621
suffiment1650
vaporary1657
cigarette1876
medicated candle1880
inhalation1882
the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > perfume used medicinally
pomander1492
pomea1522
suffite1621
suffiment1650
medicated candle1880
1650 H. Brooke Υγιεινη To Rdr. sig. A9 Errhina for the Nose: Sneezing-powders, Suffiments.
1670 H. Stubbe Plus Ultra 62 The giving of Sandaracha, or Orpiment inwardly for old coughs; and the suffiment made out of it, are recorded by Dioscorides.
1862 R. G. Mayne Med. Vocab. (ed. 2) at Suffimentum
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