A kind of restorative confection or cordial drink (see quot. 1706).
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [noun] > cordial > specific (7) manus Christi1416 A kind of restorative confection or cordial drink (see quot. 1706). heartwater1670 A cordial believed to be beneficial to the heart (or perhaps to the stomach). Obsolete. rare. pearl cordial1689 a cordial containing powdered pearl; also figurative. Godfrey's cordial1724 any of various preparations containing tincture of opium mixed with treacle and often flavourings such as sassafras, ginger, or caraway, used as a… treacle-vinegar1728 a cordial distilled with a spirituous menstruum from Venice treacle, with other drugs and simples. treacle-water1728 = treacle-vinegar n. Godfrey1845 = Godfrey's cordial n. at sense 1. Also in the genitive, used absol. Obsolete. rare. |
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