aqua vitae
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of aqua vitae
1375–1425; late Middle English aqua vite < Latin: water of life; aquavit, whiskey
Example Sentences
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As I understand by report I am much charged with starving the colony, I did always give every man his allowance faithfully, both of corn, oil, aqua vitae, etc., as was by the council proportioned.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Lame as he was, his lordship, with characteristic decision, would hobble on to Shurland; his walk increased the inflammation; a flagon of aqua vitae did not mend matters.
From Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers by Various
To finish things properly there is still wanting the famous aqua vitae, which we are sorry to state is not in our means to furnish.
From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans
He continued the work of Honain, and advanced therapeutics by introducing more extensive use of chemical remedies, such as mercurial ointments, sulphuric acid, and aqua vitae.
From A History of Science — Volume 2 by Williams, Henry Smith
"I would give all the pohickory that was ever brewed by heathen for a toss of aqua vitae!"
From To Have and to Hold by Johnston, Mary
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