单词 | white woman |
释义 | > as lemmaswhite woman white woman n. Alchemy (now historical) a substance regarded as the female principle or parent of metals, usually identified with mercury (cf. mercury n. 8). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > alchemy > other alchemical substances or theories > [noun] > others nurslinga1500 red stonea1500 ruby stonea1500 white womana1500 firmament1612 nitre1682 a1500 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Ashm.) l. 1788 (MED) Ye Rede man & ye whyȝte woman be made on, Spowsed with ye spirit of lyffe to leve in loue & reste. 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist ii. iii. sig. E2 Your Red man, and your white woman; With all your Broathes, your Menstrues, and Materialls. View more context for this quotation 1821 Q. Rev. Oct. 196 The blue lion and the green lion, the red man and the white woman..were blended with the legends of saints and martyrs. 2006 G. Ogilvy Alchemist's Kitchen 10 Unrefined, Mercury is symbolized by the dragon, the serpent, the Green Lion, and the white woman. < as lemmas |
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