† mortarianadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Of or relating to a pharmacist's mortar.
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1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs ⁋34. 12 The Schools in the Remedies of Diseases, both of simples and their mortarian labour of Compositions, have apply'd themselves [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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adj.1651- head breakage
- head butt
- head butts
- head cap
- head capsule
- head case
- head cell
- head centre
- head centress
- head chair
- head cheese
- head chef
- head chief
- head chorister
- head clause
- head clerk
- head coach
- head coal
- head cold
- head collar
- head combing
- head cone
- head constable
- head cook
- head cook and bottle-washer