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▪ I. † ˈcandify, v. ? Obs.
[In Bailey a variant of candefy; but in mod. dicts. referred to candy.]
1721Bailey, Candify, to whiten. 1847Craig, Candefy, to whiten, to make white. 1864Webster, Candify, to make or become white, or candied. 1885Annandale Imp. Dict., Candify, to make or become candied, to candy.
▪ II. † candify, n. Obs. Herb.
[cf. prec.]
Name of a plant: app. = Fuller's Herb or Soapwort, Saponaria officinalis.
1727R. Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Fly, Put some Candify or Fuller's Herb, and some Opium or Poppy Tears, amongst the Lime with which you whiten the House. |