† lactescev.
Obsolete. rare.
intransitive. To become milky.
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lactesce1696
1696 W. Cowper in Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 305 By evaporating such Urine by heat, as in a Spoon over a Candle it will lactess and become thick.
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v.1696- to have something on the brain
- to have something over
- to have something over a person
- to have something right
- to have something to game
- to have something to oneself
- to have something to prove
- to have something to say for oneself
- to have something to say to
- to have something to show for
- to have something wired
- to have something written all over him, her, it, etc
- to have something, enough, little, etc to eat
- to have somewhat to do
- to have space
- to have speech
- to have spied a mare's nest
- to have stardust in one's eyes
- to have stars in one's eyes
- to have steam on
- to have sticky fingers
- to have stob and stake
- to have straws in one's hair
- to have strong hold
- to have strong root