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Picardy sweat

Picardy sweat noun: a disease of 18th- and 19th-century Europe, first recorded in Picardy, France, that resulted in excessive uncontrollable sweating and in severe cases was quickly followed by death. Thought to be caused by hantavirus.

Noun

Picardy sweat (uncountable)

  1. A disease of 18th- and 19th-century Europe, first recorded in Picardy, France, that resulted in excessive uncontrollable sweating and in severe cases was quickly followed by death. Thought to be caused by hantavirus.

Synonyms of Picardy sweat

Questions about Picardy sweat

What does Picardy sweat mean?
Picardy sweat means a disease of 18th- and 19th-century Europe, first recorded in Picardy, France, that resulted in excessive uncontrollable sweating and in severe cases was quickly followed by death. Thought to be caused by hantavirus.
What part of speech is Picardy sweat?
Picardy sweat is a noun.

Words near Picardy sweat in the dictionary

  1. Picardo
  2. picards
  3. Picardy
  4. Picardy Spaniel
  5. Picardy Spaniels
  6. Picardy sweat
  7. Picardy sweating sickness
  8. Picardy third
  9. Picardy thirds
  10. picarel
  11. picarels

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