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diachylon, -lum, diaculum|daɪˈækɪlən, -ləm, daɪˈækjʊləm|
Forms: α. 4–6 diaquilon, 7– diachylon, 8– diachylum (9 diaclum); β. 4–9 diaculon, 6 dyaculome, 6– diaculum.
[a. med.L. diachylum, diaculon, and OF. diaculon (14th c.), diaquilon, dyachilon, diachilon (Paré, 16th c.), L. diachȳlōn (Celsius), repr. Gr. διὰ χῡλῶν (a medicament) composed of juices; cf. also Gr. διάχῡλος very juicy, succulent. The pronunciation with shortened penult comes through Fr. and med.L.]
Originally, the name of a kind of ointment composed of vegetable juices; now a common name for lead-plaster, emplastrum plumbi, an adhesive plaster made by boiling together litharge (lead oxide), olive oil, and water; prepared on sheets of linen as a sticking-plaster which adheres when heated.
α1313in Wardr. Acc. Edw. II 20/15 Diaquilon 1 lb. 10d. c1400Lanfranc's Cirurg. 238 Diaquilon maad of litarge and oile and juys of mustard seed. 1541R. Copland Guydon's Formul. S j b, Diaquilon of Rasis. 1660Boyle New Exp. Phys. Mech. Proem 8 The Common Plaister call'd Diachylon. 1725Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Plaister, Let the Grease be first well melted, add the Diachylum and Wax to it. 1786Phil. Trans. LXXVI. 156 I took some diachylum which had been bought at Apothecaries Hall. 1797Burke Regic. Peace iii. Wks. VIII. 272 Half a yard square of balmy diplomatick diachylon. 1836Marryat Japhet i. 4 Did a bull gore a man, Mr. Cophagus appeared with his diachylon and lint. 1842S. Lover Handy Andy iv, Your sympathy is better than diachylon to my wounds.
β1322in Wardr. Acc. Edw. II 23/20 Dyaculon 4d. per lb. 1530Palsgr. 729 Splette this dyaculome upon a lynen clothe. 1541R. Copland Guydon's Formul. Y ij b, Emplayster the place with diaculum. 1671Shadwell Humourist i, To set up with Sixpenny-worth of Diaculum. 1821Praed Gog Poems (1866) I. 92 Diaculum, my story says, Was not invented in those days. a1839Ibid. (1864) I. 35 The skin was rubbed from off her thumb, And she had no Diaculum. 1836Gen. P. Thompson Exerc. (1842) IV. 92 Will..your druggists sell more rhubarb and diaculon?
b. Comb., as diachylum-plaster.
1599A. M. tr. Gabelhouer's Bk. Physicke 249/2 Applye as then theron a Diaquilon playster. 1676I. Coniers in Phil. Trans. XI. 718 The ends..I closed up with Diachylon Plaster. a1692Mountford Faustus i. ad fin., I..devour'd Three Yards of Diaculum Plaister instead of Pancake. 1794Scott Let. to Miss C. Rutherford 5 Sept. in Lockhart, To hint the convenience of a roll of diaculum plaister. |