Definition of electuary in English:

electuary

nounPlural electuaries ɪˈlɛktjʊ(ə)riəˈlɛktʃəˌwɛri

archaic

A medicinal substance mixed with honey or another sweet substance.
〈古〉（干）药糖剂
Example sentencesExamples
- Dr. Mead directs a drachm of an electuary similar to this to be taken evening and morning.
- Later Babylonian tablets give recipes for ‘electuaries’ - medicines based on honey.
- In pre-modern medicine, catholicon was a soft electuary, so called as being supposedly universal in its curative and prophylactic abilities.

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin electuarium, probably from Greek ekleikton, from ekleikhein 'lick up'.

Definition of electuary in US English:

electuary

nounəˈlɛktʃəˌwɛriəˈlekCHəˌwerē

archaic

A medicinal substance mixed with honey or another sweet substance.
〈古〉（干）药糖剂
Example sentencesExamples
- Dr. Mead directs a drachm of an electuary similar to this to be taken evening and morning.
- Later Babylonian tablets give recipes for ‘electuaries’ - medicines based on honey.
- In pre-modern medicine, catholicon was a soft electuary, so called as being supposedly universal in its curative and prophylactic abilities.

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin electuarium, probably from Greek ekleikton, from ekleikhein ‘lick up’.

词汇	electuary
释义	Definition of electuary in English: electuary nounPlural electuaries ɪˈlɛktjʊ(ə)riəˈlɛktʃəˌwɛri archaic A medicinal substance mixed with honey or another sweet substance. 〈古〉（干）药糖剂 Example sentencesExamples Dr. Mead directs a drachm of an electuary similar to this to be taken evening and morning. Later Babylonian tablets give recipes for ‘electuaries’ - medicines based on honey. In pre-modern medicine, catholicon was a soft electuary, so called as being supposedly universal in its curative and prophylactic abilities. Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin electuarium, probably from Greek ekleikton, from ekleikhein 'lick up'. Definition of electuary in US English: electuary nounəˈlɛktʃəˌwɛriəˈlekCHəˌwerē archaic A medicinal substance mixed with honey or another sweet substance. 〈古〉（干）药糖剂 Example sentencesExamples Dr. Mead directs a drachm of an electuary similar to this to be taken evening and morning. Later Babylonian tablets give recipes for ‘electuaries’ - medicines based on honey. In pre-modern medicine, catholicon was a soft electuary, so called as being supposedly universal in its curative and prophylactic abilities. Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin electuarium, probably from Greek ekleikton, from ekleikhein ‘lick up’.
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