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errhine
errhine, n. (and a.) Med. (ˈɛraɪn) Also 7 errhin. [ad. mod.L. errhīnum, ad. Gr. ἔρρῑν-ον, f. ἐν in + ῥίν nostril. Cf. Fr. errhin adj.] 1. ‘A medicine which when applied to the mucous membrane of the nose increases the natural secretions and produces sneezing’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.).1626 Bacon Sylva 1631 §...
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nasal
▪ I. nasal, n. (ˈneɪzəl) Also 7 nazal. [In sense 1, a. OF. nasal, var. nasel nasel; in sense 2, ad. med.L. nāsāle; otherwise a subst. use of next.] 1. A nose-piece on a helmet. Cf. nasel.1480 Caxton Ovid's Met. xii. xiv, Hector toke hym thenne by the nasal and drewe the helme over hys heed. 1656 Blo...
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turpeth
turpeth, turbith (ˈtɜːpɪθ, -bɪθ) Forms: α. 5 turbyte, 5–8 -bit, 6 torbith, turbythe, pl. -bithes, 7–9 turbeth, 6– turbith; β. 7– turpith, -peth. [a. OF. turbit, -ith, turpet (F. turbith) or ad. med.L. turbith(um, turpethum, turpetum, ad. Pers. and Arab. turbid, -bed, whence also Pg., Sp. turbit. Tur...
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sternutatory
sternutatory, a. and n. (stɜːˈnjuːtətərɪ) [ad. med.L. sternūtātōrius (neut. -um as n.), f. L. sternūtāt, sternūtāre: see sternutation and -ory.] A. adj. 1. Causing or tending to cause sneezing.1616 T. Adams Dis. Soul 11 For the curing of this bodily infirmity, many remedies are prescribed..with scar...
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sneezing
sneezing, vbl. n. (ˈsniːzɪŋ) Also 5 snesynge, 6 sneesyng, 6–8 -ing, 7 Sc. sneisin(g, snising, snizing. [f. sneeze v.] 1. a. The action of the verb; an instance of this.1495 Trevisa's Barth. De P.R. xvii. cxxxi. 688 Powder therof [sc. of pepper] makyth snesynge [Bodl. MS. fnesinge]. 1545 T. Raynalde ...
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ptarmic
ptarmic, a. and n. (ˈptɑːmɪk, ˈtɑːmɪk) [ad. L. ptarmic-us, a. Gr. πταρµικ-ός causing to sneeze, f. πταρµός a sneeze: see -ic.] A. adj. Exciting or causing sneezing; errhine.1858 Mayne Expos. Lex., Ptarmicus, causing to sneeze; sternutatory: ptarmic. B. n. A substance that excites sneezing.1684 tr. B...
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snuff
▪ I. snuff, n.1 (snʌf) Forms: 4–6 snoffe, 5 snof, 9 dial. snoff; 4–7 snuffe, 7 snuf; 6– snuff. [Of obscure origin: G. schnuppe († snupe), which agrees in sense, does not correspond phonetically.] I. 1. a. That portion of a wick, etc., which is partly consumed in the course of burning to give light, ...
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