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deterge
deterge, v. (dɪˈtɜːdʒ) [ad. L. dētergē-re to wipe off or away, f. de- I. 2 + tergēre to wipe: perhaps after F. déterger (Paré 16th c., not in Cotgr.; in Dict. Acad. from 1740).] trans. To wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly, in Medical use, to clear away foul or offensive matter from the...
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Album graecum
This is said to cleanse and deterge; but is used in little else than in Inflammations of the Throat, with Honey; and that outwardly as a Plaster more than
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deterse
† deˈterse, v. Obs. rare. [f. L. dēters-, ppl. stem of dētergēre.] By-form of deterge.1684 tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. iii. 84 The matter being thus incided, detersed and attenuated..may more easily be carried off.
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detersion
detersion (dɪˈtɜːʃən) [a. F. détersion (Paré 16th c.) or ad. L. dētersiōn-em, n. of action from dētergēre to deterge.] The action of cleansing (a sore or the like).1607 Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1658) 22 The substance of it is fitter for detersion then nutriment. 1684 tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. i. 13 A...
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collution
† coˈllution Obs. [ad. late L. collūtiōn-em, n. of action f. colluĕre to rinse, f. luĕre to wash.] 1. A wash or rinse for the mouth; a lotion.1601 Holland Pliny II. 440 To make a collution to wash the teeth withall. a 1657 Loveday Lett. (1663) 206, I have taken a Vomit, a Purge, a Collution, a Denti...
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List of English words of French origin (D–I)
destiny
destitution
destrier
destroy
destroyer
destruction
destructive
desuetude
detach
detachment (Fr. )
detail (Fr. )
detain (Old Fr. )
détente
detention
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mundify
mundify, v. Now rare or Obs. (ˈmʌndɪfaɪ) Also 6–7 mondify. [a. F. mondifier (14th c.), or ad. L. mundificāre, f. mund-us clean: see -fy.] 1. trans. To cleanse, purify. lit. and fig.1504 Lady Margaret tr. De Imitatione iv. xii. 276 It behoueth the to mundifye and clense the habytacion of thy herte fr...
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detergent
detergent, a. and n. (dɪˈtɜːdʒənt) [ad. L. dētergēnt-em, pr. pple. of dētergēre: see deterge. Cf. mod.F. détergent (1611 in Cotgr., in Dict. Acad. from 1835).] A. adj. Cleansing, purging.1616 Surfl. & Markh. Country Farme 581 By vertue and force of a detergent facultie, wherewith barley is greatly f...
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dulcoamare
† dulcoamare, a. Obs. [irreg. f. L. dulcis sweet + amārus bitter.] Bitter-sweet.1657 Physical Dict., Dulcoamare, bitterish sweet. 1657 Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 165* If dulcoamare, deterge, coct and expurgate.
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incarnate
▪ I. incarnate, a. (ɪnˈkɑːnət) [ad. L. incarnāt-us made flesh (common in 4th c. in Christian writers), pa. pple. of incarnāre: see incarn. In sense 3 corresp. to F. incarnat, -ate, It. incarnato incarnate, flesh-coloured.] 1. Clothed or invested with flesh; embodied in flesh; in a human (or animal) ...
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apostle
apostle (əˈpɒs(ə)l) Forms: α. 1–4 apostol, 2–5 apostel, 4–6 -till, 4–5 appostil(l, 5 -tyle, apostylle, -teyl, 6 apostyl, -tell. β. 2– apostle, 4–5 appostle. γ. Aphetic 3–7 postel, postle, 4 postyll, 5 postill(e. [Two forms must be distinguished: α. OE. apostol (whence ME. apostel, -yl), ad. Romanic ...
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