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† euˈectic Obs.
Spelt evectic in Dicts.
[ad. Gr. εὐεκτικ-ὴ (τέχνη), fem. of εὐεκτικός pertaining to a good habit (of body), f. phrase εὖ ἔχειν to be well (εὖ well, ἔχειν lit. to have): see eu- and hectic.]
(See quot.)
1574J. Jones Nat. Beginning Grow. Things 45 Three partes of the Arte curative: First Euectick, whose scope is to keep the helthie in the same State. [1706Phillips, Euectica (Gr.), that part of Physic which shews how to get a good habit of Body.] 1721Bailey Evectick.
Hence in same sense euˈectics pl. [after mathematics, optics, etc.]
1823Crabb Technol. Dict., Evectics. So in mod. Dicts. |