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† ˈpsilother, -othre
Also 5 -otre, 7 psyl-.
[ad. L. psīlōthrum, or a. F. psilothre: see next.]
1. A substance that removes hair; a depilatory.
1585T. Washington tr. Nicholay's Voy. ii. xxi. 59 A Psilothre..is a paste whiche..doeth foorthwith cause the haires to fall out. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 204 Every Psylother..doth not only attenuate, but evell hairs.
2. Herb. Bryony (Bryonia dioica), supposed to have a depilatory property.
c1440Pallad. on Husb. i. 917 Wattrid cucumber seed, or comyn grounde, Lupyne, or psilotre, kest on the grounde. |