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单词 serpentary
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serpentaryn.

/ˈsəːpəntəri/
Forms: Also Middle English -ory.
Etymology: < late and medieval Latin serpentāria (in sense 1, sc. retorta , in sense 2 planta ), feminine of serpentārius : see serpentary adj.
1. A kind of retort or still. Obsolete. (Cf. serpent n.)
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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
c1450 Middle Eng. Med. Bk. (Heinrich) 183 On þe morowe dystylle hem þorow a serpentory.
1615 G. Markham Eng. Hus-wife in Countrey Contentments 31 Take Saxifrage..two gallonds of good wine, or else wine lees, and put it into a slerpentary [sic].
2. The plant Virginian Snake-root, Aristolochia Serpentaria; the root of this (in full, Serpentary Root = Serpentariæ Radix) used medicinally.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > non-British medicinal plants > [noun] > medicinal roots > snake-root or contrayerva > plant
serpentary1658
rich root1698
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > plant used in medicine > root > specific roots
zedoaryOE
madderOE
setwall?c1225
liquoricec1275
rhubarba1400
ireosc1400
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sage root14..
maple root1523
liquorice-root1530
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turmeric1545
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pyrethrum1562
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China root1588
orris root1598
red squill1629
ginseng1654
ague root1676
poke root1687
cassumunar1693
nettle root1707
valerian root1747
belly-ache-root1775
Indian root1775
Turkey rhubarb1789
sumbul1791
serpentaria1803
Honduras sarsaparilla1818
serpentary1837
sang1843
savanilla1856
manaca1866
gelsemium1875
sanguinaria1875
Indian turmeric1890
1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Serpentary, a kind of herb called Vipers~grasse.
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Serpentary-Wood, a kind of Wood that grows in Malabar,..and is commended for its Virtue in expelling Poison.
1837 T. Castle Pharmacopœia Lond. 170 Infusion of Serpentary... Diaphoretic, diuretic, stimulant.
1871 A. B. Garrod Essentials Materia Medica (new ed.) 308 Serpentariæ Radix. Serpentary Root.
1871 A. B. Garrod Essentials Materia Medica (new ed.) 309 Serpentary contains a volatile oil and resin.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

serpentaryadj.

Etymology: < medieval Latin serpentārius, < serpent-em serpent n.: see -ary suffix1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈserpentary.
rare.
= serpentine adj.
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the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > specifically of actions, qualities, etc.
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subtle1340
slyc1380
sleightlyc1402
subtilec1405
wilyc1407
sleighty1412
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sleight1533
colubrinec1540
serpentical1546
fox-like1587
shrewd1589
vulpine1628
insidiating1632
serpentic1661
serpentary1681
artful1865
1681 T. Jordan London's Joy 10 Suppress Pamphlet-Contentions, for they are The Serpentary Seeds of Civil War.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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