† mordicancyn.
Obsolete. rare.
The quality of being biting or caustic; (also) a smarting or acute irritation.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun] > pungency
peppera1425
tangc1440
mordacity1583
heat1586
saltness1612
piquantness1648
quickness1652
subtilty1661
penetratingness1662
pungency1663
piquancy1664
poignancy1677
mordicancy1693
pertness1756
causticity1772
poignance1782
pungence1810
warmth1816
piquance1867
zinginess1938
the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [noun] > smarting or stinging
stingc900
smartingOE
smarta1225
stanginga1300
stinging1398
mordicationa1413
stang1513
urtication1655
smartness1682
verberation1688
mordicancy1693
1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxxii. 271 Their..figging Itch, wrigling Mordicancy [Fr. humeurs..mordicantes].
1699 J. Evelyn Acetaria 53 The Mordicancy thus allay'd, be sure to make the Mortar very clean.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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