nostrumn.

Brit.

/ˈnɒstrəm/, U.S.

/ˈnɑstr(ə)m/

Inflections: Plural nostra, nostrums.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nostrum.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin nostrum, use as noun of classical Latin nostrum , neuter singular of noster our < nōs , 1st person plural pronoun (see nosism n.) + the comparative suffix also seen in other adj., pron., n., and adv.²

a. A quack remedy or patent medicine, esp. one prepared by the person recommending it. Also in extended use.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [noun] > a medicine or medicament > specific medicine

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1602 F. Herring tr. J. Oberndorf Anatomyes True Physition 15 Setting to sale with Great applause and Concourse, their witlesse Nostrums [L. suas ineptias].

1670 Lex Talionis 29 He shall..prescribe so many of his Nostrums and Magistrals, as he calls them.

1713 Guardian 22 Apr. 2/2 I look upon Punning as a Nostrum, a Medicina Gymnastica, that throws off all the bad Humours.

1755 Philos. Trans. 1754 (Royal Soc.) 48 854 The kermes mineral, once altogether as much celebrated..as any antimonial nostrum now-a-days.

1795 J. Wolcot Hair Powder in Wks. (1812) III. 301 No Nostrum gives the bloom of health again.

1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond I. ii. 52 The doctors and quack-salvers..experimenting on his poor little body with every conceivable nostrum.

1883 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 23 735 The owner of a nostrum of some kind, called a patent food.

1902 Notes & Queries 1 Mar. 166/2 Steers's Opodeldoc, a famous nostrum of the eighteenth century,..an imitation of the old Edinburgh Unguentum opodeldoch, with the addition of ammonia.

1957 Pharmaceut. Jrnl. 19 Oct. 319/2 It seems lamentable that many headache nostrums still contain acetanilide and may be dangerous.

1991 Elle Jan. 76/3 She consults a doctor in Chinatown, a Confucius-like sage..with a pharmacy of occult nostrums.

2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic xxxii. 500 She was..open to every new nostrum, a lightning-rod for herbalista, homeopaths, karma culture, aura photography.

†b. A recipe. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > cookery-book > [noun] > recipe

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1742 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer (ed. 4) I. 67 This then is the true Nostrum of Brewing.

2. figurative. A means or device for accomplishing something; a pet scheme or favourite remedy, esp. for bringing about some social or political reform or improvement.

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the world > action or operation > amending > [noun] > remedy > a remedy

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silver bullet1951

magic bullet1992

the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun] > a plot > scheme for bringing about some improvement

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the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > available means or a resource > a device, contrivance, or expedient > special or favourite

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1741 R. Miller Misc. Work 49 A thorough Knowledge of the Court, and Town, Is the grand Nostrum to acquire Renown.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. x. iv. 29 Containing infallible Nostrums for procuring universal Disesteem and Hatred.

1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 595 Swallow the two grand nostrums they dispense, That scripture lies, and blasphemy is sense.

1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master iv. 83 The parson's holy nostrum, Must be proclaimed, from a rostrum.

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. x. 160 Another party's nostrum is more churches, more schools, more clergymen.

1884 Sat. Rev. 7 June 731/2 The incurable faith of some English Liberals in the party nostrums.

1924 Fortn. Rev. Oct. 742 With rare unanimity the civilized world has rejected the nostrum of unicameralism, and has decided that two legislative chambers are..necessary to a modern democracy.

1967 Times Rev. Industry Aug. 14/1 Politicians find it easy to prescribe nostra when out of power, hoping that things will be easier when they get to Downing Street.

1993 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 11 Aug. a45/1 Yet whatever your nostrum of choice—stiffer sentences, more police, gun control..—it is up against powerful trends.

2006 D. MacShane Heath xi. 132 For MPs in the Commons tea-room..the discussion focuses far more on human ambitions and foibles than..the nostrums of Oxbridge political philosophers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nostrum
释义	nostrumn. Brit. /ˈnɒstrəm/, U.S. /ˈnɑstr(ə)m/ Inflections: Plural nostra, nostrums. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nostrum. Etymology: < post-classical Latin nostrum, use as noun of classical Latin nostrum , neuter singular of noster our < nōs , 1st person plural pronoun (see nosism n.) + the comparative suffix also seen in other adj., pron., n., and adv.² 1. a. A quack remedy or patent medicine, esp. one prepared by the person recommending it. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [noun] > a medicine or medicament > specific medicine secret1558 nostrum1602 magistrality1605 magistral1621 magisteriala1627 specifical1651 specificum1651 specific1661 magistery1669 1602 F. Herring tr. J. Oberndorf Anatomyes True Physition 15 Setting to sale with Great applause and Concourse, their witlesse Nostrums [L. suas ineptias]. 1670 Lex Talionis 29 He shall..prescribe so many of his Nostrums and Magistrals, as he calls them. 1713 Guardian 22 Apr. 2/2 I look upon Punning as a Nostrum, a Medicina Gymnastica, that throws off all the bad Humours. 1755 Philos. Trans. 1754 (Royal Soc.) 48 854 The kermes mineral, once altogether as much celebrated..as any antimonial nostrum now-a-days. 1795 J. Wolcot Hair Powder in Wks. (1812) III. 301 No Nostrum gives the bloom of health again. 1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond I. ii. 52 The doctors and quack-salvers..experimenting on his poor little body with every conceivable nostrum. 1883 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 23 735 The owner of a nostrum of some kind, called a patent food. 1902 Notes & Queries 1 Mar. 166/2 Steers's Opodeldoc, a famous nostrum of the eighteenth century,..an imitation of the old Edinburgh Unguentum opodeldoch, with the addition of ammonia. 1957 Pharmaceut. Jrnl. 19 Oct. 319/2 It seems lamentable that many headache nostrums still contain acetanilide and may be dangerous. 1991 Elle Jan. 76/3 She consults a doctor in Chinatown, a Confucius-like sage..with a pharmacy of occult nostrums. 2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic xxxii. 500 She was..open to every new nostrum, a lightning-rod for herbalista, homeopaths, karma culture, aura photography. †b. A recipe. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > cookery-book > [noun] > recipe receipt1595 recipe1631 formula1706 nostrum1742 rule1864 1742 W. Ellis London & Country Brewer (ed. 4) I. 67 This then is the true Nostrum of Brewing. 2. figurative. A means or device for accomplishing something; a pet scheme or favourite remedy, esp. for bringing about some social or political reform or improvement. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > [noun] > remedy > a remedy salvea1300 plaster1340 booty1581 succedaneum1737 nostrum1741 silver bullet1951 magic bullet1992 the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun] > a plot > scheme for bringing about some improvement nostrum1741 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > available means or a resource > a device, contrivance, or expedient > special or favourite nostrum1741 1741 R. Miller Misc. Work 49 A thorough Knowledge of the Court, and Town, Is the grand Nostrum to acquire Renown. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. x. iv. 29 Containing infallible Nostrums for procuring universal Disesteem and Hatred. View more context for this quotation 1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 595 Swallow the two grand nostrums they dispense, That scripture lies, and blasphemy is sense. 1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master iv. 83 The parson's holy nostrum, Must be proclaimed, from a rostrum. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke I. x. 160 Another party's nostrum is more churches, more schools, more clergymen. 1884 Sat. Rev. 7 June 731/2 The incurable faith of some English Liberals in the party nostrums. 1924 Fortn. Rev. Oct. 742 With rare unanimity the civilized world has rejected the nostrum of unicameralism, and has decided that two legislative chambers are..necessary to a modern democracy. 1967 Times Rev. Industry Aug. 14/1 Politicians find it easy to prescribe nostra when out of power, hoping that things will be easier when they get to Downing Street. 1993 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 11 Aug. a45/1 Yet whatever your nostrum of choice—stiffer sentences, more police, gun control..—it is up against powerful trends. 2006 D. MacShane Heath xi. 132 For MPs in the Commons tea-room..the discussion focuses far more on human ambitions and foibles than..the nostrums of Oxbridge political philosophers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1602
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