† ˈsigillative, a. and n. Med. Obs.
[ad. med.L. sigillātīv-us: see sigillate v. and -ive. So obs. F. sigillatif.]
a. adj. Serving to seal or close up. b. n. An application serving to close a wound.
| c 1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 342 Sigillatiuis, & cicatrizatiuis, & consolidatiuis ben al oon. 1541 Copland Guydon's Form. T ij b, The helpes conglutynatyues, consolydatyues, and sigillatyues be of .xvj. fourmes. 1612 Woodall Surg. Mate Wks. (1653) 171 Quicksilver..is..so incarnative and so sigillative or siccatrizing. a 1693 Urquhart's Rabelais iii. xxvi. 215 Sigillative cod. |