| 单词 | blue butter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblue butter blue butter n. now historical = blue ointment n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > ointments, etc. > [noun] > ointment > specific eye salveeOE diachylon1313 populeona1398 euphorbinec1400 marciaton?a1425 nerval?c1450 basilicon?1541 pilgrim-salvec1580 nerve oil1592 apostles' ointment1721 blue ointment1721 yellow basilicon1746 Kalydor1824 blue butter1838 Holloway's ointment1838 lip balm1853 chapstick1891 wool-wax1911 barrier cream1950 1838 R. Coates Pop. Med. ii. i. 384 In this state of the parts, blistering is often very useful, and the ointment of white precipitate, or the blue butter, with one drachm of powdered camphor, and one scruple of powdered muriate of ammonia, will be found an excellent application. 1914 Pract. Druggist 32 21/2 Blue Butter is one of the many vernacular names applied by the laity to ‘Blue Ointment’, the diluted mercurial ointment of the U.S.P. 2001 J. O'Neill At Swim, Two Boys (2002) 174 She doled out blue butter and castor oil to the needy sick of the parish. < as lemmas |
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