▪ I. ˈsuppliment dial.
Also -ement.
[Corruption of sublimate.]
Corrosive sublimate. Also silver suppliment.
| 1809 Parkins Culpepper's Eng. Phys. Enlarged 385 How to take away little red pimples from the face. Take two ounces of lemon juice, two ounces of rose water, two drachms of silver suppliment. 1886 Cheshire Gloss. s.v., A chemist, if asked for supplement, would perfectly well understand what was wanted. |
▪ II. suppliment
obs. form of supplement n.