infusern.
/ɪnˈfjuːzə/, U.S. /ᵻnˈfjuzər/ 1. One who infuses or pours in. Chiefly figurative.
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the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or fact of pouring or being poured > [noun] > one who or that which
pourer1565
infuser1598
the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > introduction or bringing in > [noun] > infusion > one who infuses
infuser1598
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Infonditore, an infuser, a melter, a powrer in.
1615 J. White 2 Serm. 33 Thou o blessed Trinitie, the sole infuser of grace.
1828 Mirror V. 334/2 The infuser of joy in our home.
1868 C. M. Yonge Pupils of St. John xvii. 278 James of Nisibis was the great infuser of this spirit.
2. A vessel for making infusions; †spec. a retort.
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the world > matter > chemistry > equipment or apparatus > [noun] > general vessels > retorts or stills
limbeckc1350
cucurbitc1386
alembicc1405
serpentaryc1450
pelican1527
retort1527
gourd1582
cucurbittel1605
horse-belly1660
long neck1660
philosophical egg1660
infuser1688
chapel1694
rencounter1694
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 398/1 An Infuser, or a Glass Body with a long Neck..also termed a Distillatory.
1899 Advt. Tea Infuser, Patent, White China.
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