英语词汇“countess's powder”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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countess's powder

countess's powder n. now historical powdered cinchona bark (see cinchona n. 2), used in the treatment of malaria and other fevers; also called Jesuit's powder. [after post-classical Latin pulvis comitissae or Spanish †polvos de la condeça (both 1663 or earlier); so called from the title of the Countess of Chinchón (see cinchona n.).]

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1703 D. Jones Compl. Hist. Europe 1702 74 Take the Powder of Crabs Eyes, and the Countess's Powder, of each 12 Grains.

1866 Calcutta Rev. 42 385 For some time the medicine was known only as ‘Countess's bark’ or ‘Countess's powder’.

1915 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 18 Feb. 281/1 As the bark was usually put on the market in the condition of powder, it came to be known as the ‘Countess's powder’, ‘Jesuit's powder’, and the ‘English remedy’.

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单词	countess's powder
释义	> as lemmas countess's powder countess's powder n. now historical powdered cinchona bark (see cinchona n. 2), used in the treatment of malaria and other fevers; also called Jesuit's powder. [after post-classical Latin pulvis comitissae or Spanish †polvos de la condeça (both 1663 or earlier); so called from the title of the Countess of Chinchón (see cinchona n.).] ΚΠ 1703 D. Jones Compl. Hist. Europe 1702 74 Take the Powder of Crabs Eyes, and the Countess's Powder, of each 12 Grains. 1866 Calcutta Rev. 42 385 For some time the medicine was known only as ‘Countess's bark’ or ‘Countess's powder’. 1915 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 18 Feb. 281/1 As the bark was usually put on the market in the condition of powder, it came to be known as the ‘Countess's powder’, ‘Jesuit's powder’, and the ‘English remedy’. extracted from countessn. < as lemmas
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