A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

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A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Dentifrice (Eng.noun), tooth-powder: dentifricium,-ii (s.n.II), abl. sg. dentifricio; pulvisculus (s.m.II) candificus (adj.A), abl. sg. pulvisculo candifico 'a fine powder that makes dazzling white;'

- Sepia est marinum animaliculum [sic] cuius testa et item os siccatum et repositum, leve et candidum et oblongum videtur et ad usum medicinae facit. Admiscetur autem collyriis et solum in mortario laevigatum dentifricium est optimum (Galen in Everett), sepia is a small marine animal the skull [i.e. shellof which and likewise the bone, after being dried and preserved, appears light in weight and shining white and oblong [i.e. in shape] and is effective in the practice of medicine. Earth mixed in a mortar with collyrium [q.v., pasta-dough] and made smooth is the best dentifrice [i.e. tooth-powder].

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