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electuary
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ELECTUARY
n.[Low L. electarium, electuarium; Gr. to lick. ] In pharmacy, a form of medicine composed of powders, or other ingredients, incorporated with some conserve, honey or syrup, and made into due consistence, to be taken in doses, like boluses.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ELECTUARY
E *lec "tu *a *ry, n.; pl. Electuaries. Etym: [OE. letuaire, OF. lettuaire, electuaire, F. électuaire, L. electuarium, electarium. prob. fr. Gr. Lick, and cf. Eclegm. ] (Med. )
Defn: A medicine composed of powders, or other ingredients, incorporated with some convserve, honey, or sirup; a confection. See the note under Confection.
New American Oxford Dictionary
electuary
e lec tu ar y |iˈlekCHo͞oˌerē əˈlɛktʃəˌwɛri | ▶noun ( pl. electuaries ) archaic a medicinal substance mixed with honey or another sweet substance. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin electuarium, probably from Greek ekleikton, from ekleikhein ‘lick up. ’
Oxford Dictionary
electuary
electuary |ɪˈlɛktjʊ (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. electuaries ) archaic a medicinal substance mixed with honey or another sweet substance. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin electuarium, probably from Greek ekleikton, from ekleikhein ‘lick up ’.
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