electuaries

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electuaries - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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; 'ek 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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