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theriacal
theriacal, a. (θiːˈraɪəkəl) [f. theriac + -al1. Cf. F. thériacal (15th c. in Godef. Compl.).] Pertaining to or of the nature of theriac; antidotal.1603 Holland Plutarch's Mor. 703 Who confound and mixe together minerals, herbs, theriacall trochists, made of the parts of venemous serpents, for the co...
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theriac
theriac, n. (a.) arch. (ˈθɪərɪæk) Forms: α. (1 tyriaca); 6– theriaca, 7–8 theriace. β. 5 tiriake, tyriake. γ. 6– theriac, 7 -ack, -aque. See also theriacle. [a. late L. thēriaca, thēriacē (med.L. thēriacum), a. Gr. θηριακὴ (ἀντίδοσις), θηριακὸν (ϕάρµακον), fem. and neut. of θηριακός pertaining to wi...
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theriacle
† theˈriacle Obs. Forms: 5 tiriacle, 6 tyriakle, 7 theriacle, -cal. [a. OF. tiriacle, ter(i)acle (15th c. in Godef. Compl.), beside OF. triacle (12th c.); popular alterations of tiriaque, thériaque, theriac: see also treacle.] = theriac, treacle n. 1.c 1400 Mandeville (Roxb.) xxi. 94 Tiriacle may no...
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-acal
-acal compound suffix; consisting of -al1 repr. L. -ālis, -āle ‘of the nature of, belonging to,’ added to -ac (q.v.), which although strictly an adj. ending was so often used substantively, e.g. demoniac, maniac, ammoniac, aphrodisiac, that it became usual to make the adj. in -acal even when no n. o...
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compassable
compassable, a. (ˈkʌmpəsəb(ə)l) [f. compass v.1 + -able.] Capable of being compassed, attainable.1581 Mulcaster Positions xliii. (1887) 271, I take the thing also to be verie compassable. 1657 Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 734 Aqua Theriacal..consists but of a few things, and they easily compassable. 1780...
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