rectified spirit
Britishnoun
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She has styled her hair with rice starch and rectified spirit.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 12, 2013
Best oil of lemon, one drachm, strongest rectified spirit, two ounces, introduced by degrees till the spirit kills, and completely mixes with the oil.
From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by William Kitchiner
When dissolved in rectified spirit, in the proportion of about six ounces to the gallon, it forms the "extract of rose-leaf geranium" of the shops.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by George William Septimus Piesse
Podophyll′in, the resin obtained by means of rectified spirit from its root.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
The "extract of jasmine" is prepared by pouring rectified spirit on the jasmine pomade or oil, and allowing them to remain together for a fortnight at a summer heat.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by George William Septimus Piesse
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