The new world of words: or, universal English dictionary ... / [Edward Phillips].

  • Edward Phillips
Date:
1706
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    :aiDer, or ^iDer^tree, a tall ftraight Tree, that delights in watery and boggy Places. 2lOCCman,(5rfx.) a Senatour or Senior, the lame as Earl among the Danes: But they are now wll d jildertnen^ who are Aflociates to the chiet Civil Magiftrates of a City or Town Corporate. a well known Drink, made or ground Malt, infus’d in boiling Water, and wrought up with 'Y'Cclflr C^C m or an'Officer appointed in every Court-Leet, and Sworn to look to the Afiize and Goodnefs of Bread, Ale and Beer, fold within the Jnrifdiflion of the Leet. 3i0^roll, an Herb very beneficial to cold and weak Livers, and otherwife call’d Cojl-mary or Mandlin. ' an Herb with round Leaves and blew Flowers, fo call’d becaufe it ferves to clear Ale or Beer; It is of admirable Virtue iiiDifeafesof the Lungs, Stoppages of the Kidneys, Colick Pains, &c. and is alfo Lnown by the Names of Gromd- Ivy^ Cats-foot, Jill-creep-by the Ground and Hay- Triads» fee a particular Rent or Duty yearly paid to the Lord Mayor of London^ by thofe that fell Ale within the City. aiettojia or ;aiCd:ojiU,£l, (Gr.) the Cock-ftone, or Gapon-Itone,a Stone found in the Maw or Ghiz- zard of a Cock, of a Cryftal-colour, and about the bignefs of a Bean. ^lerfojolopljois, an Herb good agaihft Coughs, having Leaves like the tuft of Feathers on the Crown of a Cock \ Cock's-comb y Lonfe-herb y or Rattle-grafs. jaieUge, a Word ufed by Chaucer for Eafe. Alegar, a fort of Vinegar made of Beer. aiembtck, or Himbeck, {Arab.) a Still, a Chy- mical Vefiel ufed in Diftilling, fhaped like a Hel¬ met, and towards the bottom, having a Beak or Nofe, about a Foot and a half long, by which the Vapours defcend ; They are commonly made of Copper tinn’d over on the infide, and often of Glafs. aigp^angiltae, or jaioep^attginae pilttlae, (^Lat.) certain Purging-Pills made of Aloes and feveral forts of Spice. 3Ier fan? lout, (Fr. I.awPhrafe,r. e. to go with¬ out Day) to be finally difmifs’d the Court ^ there being no further Day appointed for Appearance. (among Falconers) the true Faulcon of Teruy that never lets her Prey efcape. SIlftlKia, (Gr. i. Ct Truth) a proper Name of a Women. ^leutomincp, a kind of Divination or Sooth-fay¬ ing , among the Ancients by Bread, or Cake- paftje. Lat.) a fort of Pickle, Brine, or Salt Liquor, made of Filh, and good for feveral ufes. ^I?jianD0r,(G’r. i. e. an Helper of Men)the Name of feveral greatEmperours andKings •, but the moll famous in Hiftory was Alexander the Great, Son of Philip of Macedony who overthrew the Perfian Monarchy. aietanhet?, or aiedanfiecs, an Herb common in Gardens, which is good for a Cold Stomach, and opens Stoppages of the Liver or Spleen. SlIctattDgt’S Foot, a Plant whofe Root refembles a Fool ^lejjipljarmick, endued with a Quality to expel Poifon, Alexipharmick Medicinesy i. e. fuch as are us’d as Antidotes againfl; Poifon or any infedli- ous Difeafe or elfe to raife or ftrengthen the de¬ cayed or drooping Spirit! in malignant Diilempers. or a Remedy that, drives away Feavers, HIcitiKilcal or 3lE]CttCriCk, that preferves fromj or drives out Poifon, and hinders its mifchievous Effedls in a Humane Body. a Prefervative againfl Poifon or Infeflion. 0Iftr£S, (5j)<v«.) an Enfign-bearer. a kind of Tryal of Innocency, by a great Cauldron of fcalding-hot Water, into which the accufed Perfon was to put his Arm up to the EL boW p fo that if hurt, he was held guilty, if not, acquitted *, fee Ordeal. , (in old Latin Records) a Cauldron or Furnace. ^IfrCU, (^Sax i, e, all Peace) the Name of g Wife, temperate, pious and learned King of Eng- landy who made a Law, That all Free-men pof- feffingtwo Hides of land, Ihould bring up their Sons in Religion and Learning. iSllftiDarp, a Word often us’d by Arabian k{[ro-' logers, for a temporary Power which the Planets have over the Life of a Perfon. ;3Iga, (^Lat.') an Herb or Weed growing on the Sea-fiwre ; Reets or Sea-weed. Idllgarot, a Chymical Preparation made of But¬ ter of Antimony, diluted or walh’d in a large Quantity of warm Water, till it turn to a white Powder. This Medicine is given in Quartans, intermitting Feavers, and all Difeafes, wherein ’tis requifite to Purge and Vomit flrongly ^ and it is otherwife call’d Mercurius Fit a. ;3lgate, ( old Word ) if to be, notwithflanding, altogether. (old Word)ever, even now, for all that. idlgcbja, or Inalptical l&tc, is a Science of Quantity in general, or a peculiar manner of Reaioning, which takes the Quantity fought, whe¬ ther it be a Number or Line, as if it were known or granted *, and then by the help of one or more Quantities given, proceeds by undeniable Confe- quences,’till at length the Quantity firfl only fup- pos’d or feign’d to be known,is found equal to fome Quantity or Quantities certainly known , and is therefore likewife known. This Science is fo call’d from the Arabick Particle, Al i. e. excel¬ lent and Gebery the Nameof its fuppofed Inven- ter and it is twofold, 'viz,. Nmneral and Lite¬ ral. ilSttltlCral or tmulgar ^Igchja, being the more Ancient, ferves only for the Refolution of Arith¬ metical Queftions ^ and it IS fo termed, becaufe in this Method, the Quantity fought or unknown, is reprefented by fome Alphabetical Letter, or other Charadler taken at Pleafure; but all the given Quantities are exprefs’d by Numbers. ilttetal or jg'FeciOHS 0igch?a, or The New Al¬ gebra, is that Method, by which as well the given or known Quantities, as the unknown, are all fe- verally exprefs’d or reprefented by Alphabetical Letters •, and it is generally ufeful, for thefolving of all Mathematical Problems, both Arithmeti¬ cal and Geometrical. (Gr.) Pain, Sicknefs. (Arab.) a fixed Star of the fecond Magnitude, or Size, in the right Side of Perfeus, whofe Longitude is 57 Degr. 17 Min. Latitude 30 D. 5 M. Right Afeenfion 44 D. 15 AL. j^lgol, or a fixed Star of the third Magnitude in the lame Conflellation of Per- feusy having for its Longitude 51 D. 37 dkf. Lati¬ tude 22 D. Z2.AL. and Declination 39 D. ig AL. Sil'gOJtfm, the practical Operation in the feve¬ ral Parts of Specious Arithmetick or Algebra fometimes it is taken for the FVaftice of Common Arithmetick by the ten Numeral Figures.
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