| 单词 |
dropax |
| 释义 |
‖ dropax ? Obs.|ˈdrəʊpæks| Also 7 dropace. [mod.L., a. Gr. δρῶπαξ pitch-plaster, f. δρέπ-ειν to pluck. In F. dropace, Cotgr.] A pitch plaster, a depilatory. Hence ˈdropacism, -ist (see quots.).
1621Burton Anat. Mel. ii. v. iii. i. (1651) 401 Piso [prescribes] Dropaces of pitch, and oile of Rue, applyed at certain times to the stomach, to the metaphrene. 1656Blount Glossogr., Dropacist, one that pulls off hair, and makes the body bare. 1678Salmon Lond. Disp. 774/1 A Dropace..is made of Pitch mixt with Oyl. 1706Phillips, Dropax, or Dropacismus..of Pitch and Oil. 1721Bailey, Dropacism..an Ointment for anointing the Members of the Body. 1883Syd. Soc. Lex., Dropax, Dropacism (old terms). |

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