electuary
electuary noun: any preparation of a medicine mixed with honey or other sweetener in order to make it more palatable to swallow.
Noun
electuary (plural electuaries)
- Any preparation of a medicine mixed with honey or other sweetener in order to make it more palatable to swallow.
- ℞. the three kinds of Saunders, and Diarrhodon Abbatis, ana. ℈. j. the bone of the Harts heart one in number, Sugar roſate tabulate, of white Sugar diſſolued in Roſe water as much as ſufficeth, make an Electuarie, gild it with leaues of pure gold in weight, ℥. ß.1624, Philip Barrough [i.e., Philip Barrow], “Of Electuaries, and Conserues: of Lozenges, and Manus Christi”, in The Method of Physick, Contaning^([sic]) the Cavses, Signes, and Cvres of Inward...
- In the desperate search for amatory satisfactions, the most monstrous ingredients have throughout the ages, been sought and compounded into electuaries and pastilles, philtres and ointments.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 14
electuary meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
electuary in Tamil
- இன்மருந்துக் கலவை, நாப்பூச்சுப்பாணி, மருந்துப் பசை
electuary in Urdu
- خمیرہ, معجون
electuary in Telugu
- an electuary, a medicine
- లేహ్యము lēhyamu
Forms of electuary
| plural | electuaries |
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Origin of electuary
From Middle English electuarie, eletuarie, electuary, from Latin electuarium, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείκτον (ekleíkton, “medicine which is licked away”), from ἐκλείχω (ekleíkhō, “to lick up”), from ἐκ (ek, “out, from”) + λείχω (leíkhō, “to lick”). Doublet of lekvar.
Questions about electuary
- What does electuary mean?
- Electuary means any preparation of a medicine mixed with honey or other sweetener in order to make it more palatable to swallow.
- What is electuary in Tamil?
- Electuary in Tamil is இன்மருந்துக் கலவை, நாப்பூச்சுப்பாணி, மருந்துப் பசை. See Electuary meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is electuary?
- Electuary is a noun.
- What is the plural of electuary?
- The plural of electuary is electuaries.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: electuary (page history and authors); electuary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); electuary (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); లేహ్యము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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