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electuary |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Electuary \E*lec"tu*a*ry\ (?; 135), n.; pl {Electuaries}. [OE. letuaire OF lettuaire electuaire F. ['e]lectuaire, L. electuarium electarium prob. fr Gr ?, ? a medicine that is licked away fr Gr ? to lick up ? out + ? to lick. See {Lick}, and cf {Eclegm}.] (Med.) A medicine composed of powders, or other ingredients, incorporated with some convserve, honey, or sirup; a confection. See the note under {Confection}.
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