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Gaebelkhover's Boock of Physicke

Gaebelkhover's Boock of Physicke (1599).
The 951st most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 511 quotations (about 0.01% of all OED quotations).

Total number of quotations511Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word165Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning271Find quotations
LemmaDefinitionDate
agglutinatedCovered tightly or sealed (as with glue). Obs. rare.1599Go To Quotation
albifytrans. †To make white; to whiten (obs.). Also intr.: to become or turn white.1599Go To Quotation
albuginousnessThe white of an egg.1599Go To Quotation
albumenThe white of an egg; egg white. Cf. sense 4.1599Go To Quotation
amalgamizeTo reduce to a soft mass; esp. to soften or alloy with mercury.1599Go To Quotation
amalgamizedReduced to a soft mass.1599Go To Quotation
amatoryOf or pertaining to a lover, to love-making, or to sexual love generally.1599Go To Quotation
angustStrait, narrow, compressed.1599Go To Quotation
angustity= angustness n.1599Go To Quotation
angustnessNarrowness, tightness, contraction.1599Go To Quotation
animalculeAny small animal, including small vertebrates as well as all invertebrates. Also in extended use. Obs.1599Go To Quotation
anteriorlyOf place: In an anterior position, in front.1599Go To Quotation
apertionAn opening, an aperture.1599Go To Quotation
aquilegiaA plant of the genus of this name consisting of several species of ranunculaceous…1599Go To Quotation
arefact1599Go To Quotation
aridityArid state or quality, parched or withered condition, lack of moisture…1599Go To Quotation
asthmasy= asthma n.1599Go To Quotation
auditionThe power or faculty of hearing.1599Go To Quotation
bandageSurg. A strip or band of woven material used to bind up a wound, sore, or fractured limb.1599Go To Quotation
bramberryThe brambleberry or blackberry.1599Go To Quotation
calefactedHeated, warm.1599Go To Quotation
calidWarm, tepid; hot. (in Med.; cf. calidity n.).1599Go To Quotation
calorHeat, warmth.1599Go To Quotation
caninal= canine adj., dog-like.1599Go To Quotation
cassoleA box or case.1599Go To Quotation
cenationDining, supping.1599Go To Quotation
cephalicPhysiol. and Biol.1599Go To Quotation
cephalical= cephalic adj., in various senses.1599Go To Quotation
chalybeatetrans. To impregnate with iron.1599Go To Quotation
cibariesWith pl. and sing. concord. Articles of food, victuals, provisions.1599Go To Quotation
circumligatetrans. To bind round or about.1599Go To Quotation
circumvesttrans. To clothe or invest about, to enwrap as with a garment.1599Go To Quotation
circumvestite= circumvest v.1599Go To Quotation
circumvolutetrans. To roll or curl round. Also fig.1599Go To Quotation
circumvolvea string, a cloth, etc., round something.1599Go To Quotation
coloratetrans. To colour (in various senses).1599Go To Quotation
comburentBurning (obs.): causing combustion: applied by Lavoisier, and others after him, to…1599Go To Quotation
combustiveMed. Pertaining to a ‘combustion’ or burn.1599Go To Quotation
commanducatetrans. To chew thoroughly.1599Go To Quotation
compressSurg. A soft mass of linen, lint or other material formed into a pad, which, by the aid…1599Go To Quotation
concutetrans. To shake.1599Go To Quotation
congealingThat congeals.1599Go To Quotation
contaminationlit. (spec. the presence of radioactivity where it is harmful or undesirable.)1599Go To Quotation
contaminousInfectious.1599Go To Quotation
contundtrans. To pound, bruise, beat small (in a mortar). Obs. or arch.1599Go To Quotation
corrodentCorroding, corrosive.1599Go To Quotation
cruralOf or belonging to the leg; spec. in Anat., as in crural artery, crural nerve, crural vein, crural vessels.1599Go To Quotation
curvifytrans. To make curved, bend; to curl (hair).1599Go To Quotation
decollatetrans. To sever at the neck; to behead.1599Go To Quotation
defiguretrans. To represent by a figure or image; to figure, delineate.1599Go To Quotation
defudeTo pour off.1599Go To Quotation
deglutetrans. To swallow, swallow down. Also absol.1599Go To Quotation
degustate= degust v.1599Go To Quotation
denseOf close molecular structure. Opp. to rare.1599Go To Quotation
deportatetrans. To carry or convey away; = deport v. 5.1599Go To Quotation
diffudetrans. To pour away.1599Go To Quotation
diurnallyIn a diurnal way; every day; day by day; daily.1599Go To Quotation
diuturnalOf long duration, lasting.1599Go To Quotation
divagateintr. To wander about; to stray from one place or subject to another.1599Go To Quotation
doloriferousCausing pain; = dolorific adj.1599Go To Quotation
dribblingconcr. That which is dribbled, or given forth in driblets; a dropping.1599Go To Quotation
dulcifytrans. To render sweet to the taste, sweeten.1599Go To Quotation
ebulliatetrans. and intr. To boil; to bubble out.1599Go To Quotation
ebullientThat boils; boiling; agitated, as if boiling.1599Go To Quotation
effodicate= effodiate v.1599Go To Quotation
elavatetrans. To wash clean.1599Go To Quotation
excavatetrans. To make hollow by removing the inside; to make hollow in, to hollow out; to dig…1599Go To Quotation
exconcavatetrans. To hollow out.1599Go To Quotation
exhalateTo produce by evaporation.1599Go To Quotation
exsiccationThe action of drying what is moist; complete removal or absorption of moisture; thoroughly dried condition, absolute dryness.1599Go To Quotation
extractiveTending to draw out; esp. of a plaster or drug having the power of drawing out (anything noxious). Const. of. Obs.1599Go To Quotation
eyelet-hole= eyelet n. 1a; also a hole for inserting a metal eyelet (see eyelet n. 1b).1599Go To Quotation
fermentatetrans. To cause to ferment; to leaven.1599Go To Quotation
ferrealOf or pertaining to iron.1599Go To Quotation
fervefytrans. To make boiling hot.1599Go To Quotation
fervidBurning, glowing, hot. Now poet. or rhetorical.1599Go To Quotation
fetidHaving an offensive smell; stinking.1599Go To Quotation
floscleA flower.1599Go To Quotation
fluctuousFull of, or resembling waves, lit. and fig.1599Go To Quotation
fluviatileOf or pertaining to a river or rivers; found, growing, or living in rivers; formed or produced by the action of rivers.1599Go To Quotation
foraminatetrans. To bore, pierce, perforate.1599Go To Quotation
foraminatedBored, pierced, perforated: see also quot. 1839.1599Go To Quotation
formatetrans. To form, mould.1599Go To Quotation
frigefacttrans. To chill.1599Go To Quotation
frigorExtreme coldness.1599Go To Quotation
fulvid= fulvous adj.1599Go To Quotation
fulvifytrans. To make fulvous.1599Go To Quotation
fumigativeThat is used in (medicinal) fumigation. Obs.1599Go To Quotation
fuskDark brown, dusky, fuscous.1599Go To Quotation
gored(See quot. 1599.)1599Go To Quotation
gustationThe action or faculty of tasting; taste.1599Go To Quotation
hairbrushA brush for tidying and smoothing a person's hair.1599Go To Quotation
illiquefacttrans. To liquefy; to melt.1599Go To Quotation
imperatetrans. To command, rule, govern.1599Go To Quotation
incontundedNot bruised or pounded.1599Go To Quotation
incultUnpolished, untrimmed, inartistic, rude.1599Go To Quotation
indigerable= indigestible adj.1599Go To Quotation
inebulliatedNot boiled.1599Go To Quotation
injectTo throw or cast on something. Obs.1599Go To Quotation
inoculatedNot having an ‘eye’ or perforation.1599Go To Quotation
insanationA making or becoming insane; insane condition.1599Go To Quotation
inspergetrans. To sprinkle on; to scatter on or in.1599Go To Quotation
interpellatetrans. To interrupt (a person) in speaking; hence, to break in on or interrupt (a process or action). Obs.1599Go To Quotation
intestinalOf or pertaining to the intestines; found in or affecting the intestines.1599Go To Quotation
inungateTo inunct or anoint.1599Go To Quotation
jentationBreakfast.1599Go To Quotation
lapidialResembling stone; stony.1599Go To Quotation
largitudeBreadth, width.1599Go To Quotation
ligatetrans. To bind with a ligature or bandage; spec. in Surg., to tie up (a bleeding artery or vessel).1599Go To Quotation
lignealLigneous; (in quot.) obtained from wood. Obs.1599Go To Quotation
meliorizationImprovement; melioration.1599Go To Quotation
minutelyInto small pieces. Obs.1599Go To Quotation
over-cramtrans. To cram to excess; to overfill; to cram with too much information.1599Go To Quotation
perlocutionThe action of speaking; elocution. Obs. rare.1599Go To Quotation
pimplingThe presence of pimples; the fact of being covered with pimples.1599Go To Quotation
pinguedinousOf the nature of or resembling fat; fatty, greasy.1599Go To Quotation
pistatetrans. To bake (bread, etc.). Only in past participle.1599Go To Quotation
pluviatileOf or relating to rain.1599Go To Quotation
preterlapsedPast, bygone; ended, over with. Also as pa. pple.1599Go To Quotation
pulvinarMed. A small, sometimes medicated cushion or pad. Cf. pulvillus n. 1. Obs. rare.1599Go To Quotation
pulviscleA fine powder; a speck of dust.1599Go To Quotation
quadratenessThe state or condition of being quadrate; squareness.1599Go To Quotation
qualmA brief period or bout of boiling; = walm n. 3c.1599Go To Quotation
qualmintr. To boil.1599Go To Quotation
quarredClotted, curdled; soured. Also: frozen, congealed. Cf. quarled adj. at quarl v. Derivatives.1599Go To Quotation
raucedityHoarseness. Cf. raucidity n. 2.1599Go To Quotation
recalefytrans. To heat again.1599Go To Quotation
refrenatetrans. To check, restrain.1599Go To Quotation
refrigerantMed. Originally: that reduces the temperature of the body or a part of the body; that…1599Go To Quotation
resanatetrans. To heal, cure.1599Go To Quotation
resudateintr. To sweat, perspire.1599Go To Quotation
rubedinousnessRedness.1599Go To Quotation
rubicundityThe state or condition of being rubicund; (esp. of the face, complexion, etc.) redness, ruddiness. Also in extended use.1599Go To Quotation
rugosityChiefly Biol. The state of being rugose or wrinkled.1599Go To Quotation
scirrhosityA morbid hardness or scirrhous condition of an organ or a part; the quality or state of being scirrhous.1599Go To Quotation
scurftrans. To cover with a scurf or incrustation. Obs. rare.1599Go To Quotation
scurfingThe formation of scurf. Obs. rare.1599Go To Quotation
sitiateintr. To thirst.1599Go To Quotation
slisstrans. To slake or slack (lime).1599Go To Quotation
snipperingpl. Parings.1599Go To Quotation
splenetical= splenetic adj. 1.1599Go To Quotation
sporkenwoodThe black alder.1599Go To Quotation
steatomaAn encysted fatty tumour.1599Go To Quotation
stratumsing.1599Go To Quotation
sudateintr. To sweat, perspire.1599Go To Quotation
sudationSweating, perspiration. Also fig.1599Go To Quotation
sufflationThe action of blowing (up); inflation (lit. and fig.); distension with wind; inspiration…1599Go To Quotation
suffulcetrans. To stuff.1599Go To Quotation
superinfundtrans. To pour on or over something.1599Go To Quotation
suppliableSupple, flexible.1599Go To Quotation
suppositoryAdministered as a suppository; of or relating to (the use of) a suppository; used in the administration of a suppository.1599Go To Quotation
ternalConsisting of three; threefold, triple.1599Go To Quotation
terrestreneTerrestrial, earthly.1599Go To Quotation
tibialAnat. and Zool. Of or pertaining to the tibia. Also as n., ellipt. for tibial artery, muscle, etc.1599Go To Quotation
timorFear.1599Go To Quotation
uncontunded(un- prefix 8 5b.)1599Go To Quotation
unglazedNot glazed or having a smooth shining surface.1599Go To Quotation
unpeeled(un- prefix 9)1599Go To Quotation
unstitchedNot stitched; unsewed.1599Go To Quotation
urinateintr. To discharge urine; to make water; to micturate.1599Go To Quotation
urinationThe action of passing water; micturition.1599Go To Quotation
vertiginousnessThe condition or state of being vertiginous; dizziness, giddiness. Also fig.1599Go To Quotation
viricundIn a green state.1599Go To Quotation
vulneraryOf applications or potions.1599Go To Quotation
vulneratetrans. To wound. Also Heraldry (cf. vulned adj. 1).1599Go To Quotation

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