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† veneˈficial, a. Obs.
[f. prec.]
= venefical a.
a1646J. Gregory Posthuma (1650) 200 Simaetha the Witch..doth manifestly declare it, where speaking of her veneficial Philtra [etc.]. 1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. ii. vi. 99 As for the Magicall vertues in this plant, and conceived efficacie unto veneficiall intentions, it seemeth unto me a Pagan relique derived from the ancient Druides. 1658― Gard. Cyrus 199 Why the Goddesses sit commonly crosse-legged in ancient draughts, Since Juno is described in the same as a veneficial posture to hinder the birth of Hercules? |