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Hippocrates' sleeve

Hippocrates' sleeve noun: a conical strainer of fine cloth used in the preparation of hippocras. It can be made by stitching together two adjacent sides of a square piece of cloth.

Noun

Hippocrates' sleeve (plural Hippocrates' sleeves)

  1. A conical strainer of fine cloth used in the preparation of hippocras. It can be made by stitching together two adjacent sides of a square piece of cloth.

Synonyms of Hippocrates' sleeve

Forms of Hippocrates' sleeve

pluralHippocrates' sleeves
alternative formHippocrates sleeve

Questions about Hippocrates' sleeve

What does Hippocrates' sleeve mean?
Hippocrates' sleeve means a conical strainer of fine cloth used in the preparation of hippocras. It can be made by stitching together two adjacent sides of a square piece of cloth.
What part of speech is Hippocrates' sleeve?
Hippocrates' sleeve is a noun.
What is the plural of Hippocrates' sleeve?
The plural of Hippocrates' sleeve is Hippocrates' sleeves.

Words near Hippocrates' sleeve in the dictionary

  1. hippocras
  2. hippocrateaceous
  3. Hippocrates
  4. Hippocrates sleeve
  5. Hippocrates sleeves
  6. Hippocrates' sleeve
  7. Hippocrates' sleeves
  8. Hippocratian
  9. Hippocratic
  10. Hippocratic face
  11. Hippocratic faces

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