white vitriol
Britishnoun
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The portly man with the authoritative manner and the white, vitriol splash upon his cheek is Charley Manson, chief of the Wormley Asylum, and author of the brilliant monograph—"Obscure Nervous Lesions in the Unmarried."
From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by Doyle, A. Conan
Rust of iron, filings of iron, salt of steel, sal martis, blue vitriol, white vitriol, calomel, emetic tartar, sugar of lead, white arsenic.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
The sulphate of zinc is commonly known by the name of white vitriol.
From Fruits of Philosophy A Treatise on the Population Question by Knowlton, Charles
With solution of white vitriol ten grains to an ounce.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
To whiten walls, scrape off all the old whitewash, and wash the walls with a solution of two ounces of white vitriol to four gallons of water.
From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira)
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