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单词 febrifuge
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febrifugeadj.n.

Brit. /ˈfɛbrᵻfjuːdʒ/, U.S. /ˈfɛbrəˌfjudʒ/
Etymology: < French fébrifuge, < (on Latin type *febrifugus) Latin febri-, febris fever + fugāre to drive away.
A. adj.
= febrifugal adj.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > febrifuge or antipyretic > [adjective]
antifebrific1661
febrifugal1663
febrifugous1683
antifebrile1696
febrifuge1707
anticausotic1753
alexipyretic1847
pyretic1867
antipyretic1875
1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 235 Perriwinkle is vulnerary, astringent and febrifuge.
1725 N. St. André in London Gaz. No. 6349/3 Testaceous Powders and Febrifuge Juleps.
1803 Davy in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 93 268 Barks supposed to be possessed of febrifuge properties.
1860 G. W. S. Piesse Lab. Chem. Wonders 171 Nearly all the bitter plants are called febrifuge from their power to cure fever.
B. n.
A medicine adapted to drive away or to reduce fever; hence, a cooling drink.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > febrifuge or antipyretic > [noun]
fever-frighter?1611
antifebrile1661
antipyretic1681
alexipyretic1682
febrifuge1686
pyretic1707
the world > food and drink > drink > types or qualities of beverage > [noun] > cooling drink
refrigerant1826
mug1829
febrifuge1860
1686 W. Harris tr. N. Lémery Course Chym. (ed. 2) ii. vi. 394 Divers other ingredients, thought to be Febrifuges.
1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §7 It hath been found an admirable febrifuge.
1860 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth IV. 305 The grand febrifuge of anchorites—cold water.
1861 G. F. Berkeley Eng. Sportsman vi. 96 He had however some effervescing lemonade, so I contented myself with that febrifuge.
figurative and in extended use.1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. viii. 114 Chaunting a rhyme which she believed sovereign as a febrifuge.1851 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice I. App. viii. 364 Geometry seems to have acted as a febrifuge.1853 T. De Quincey Autobiogr. Sketches I. ii. 34 The rough febrifuge which this awaking administered.
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