| 单词 | angelica water |
| 释义 | > as lemmasangelica water angelica water n. now chiefly historical an aqueous solution of angelica ( Angelica archangelica), originally used medicinally and later also used in perfumery; cf. angel water n. [Originally after early modern German angelica wasser (1515 in the source translated in quots. 1527 at sense 1a, 1527; German Angelikawasser ); compare later angel water n.] ΚΠ 1527 L. Andrewe tr. H. Brunschwig Vertuose Boke Distyllacyon sig. A.4v/2, (heading) Of Angelica water. 1741 T. Tanner Pract. Treat. Small-pox & Measles 11 Take of plague and treacle water each two ounces; angelica water one ounce. 1836 E. Copley Cook's Compl. Guide iii. 701 Angelica Water. Take eight handfuls of the leaves of angelica,..put them into an earthen vessel, with four quarts of strong wine lees, to infuse for twenty hours. 1879 Newcastle Courant 20 June 6/3 My nostrils yet sicken with the nauseous smells of angelica water and rose water that whiffed from his perruque every instant. 1999 National Trust Mag. Summer 80/3 A contemporary recipe for glove perfume comprised angelica water, rose water, ground cloves, ambergris, musk, aloeswood, benzoin and Carduus aromaticus. < as lemmas |
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