carminative
Americannoun
adjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of carminative
1645–55; < Late Latin carmināt ( us ), past participle of carmināre to purify ( Latin: to card (wool), verbal derivative of carmen (attested only in Late Latin ) comb for carding wool) + -ive
Example Sentences
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But this season, sponsored by Turns, a carminative, Horace Heidt's Musical Knights went out in front with a burp.
From Time Magazine Archive
The green fruit is highly esteemed by Radja Kalikesen as a carminative, tonic and purgative.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
Its leaves are astringent, aromatic and carminative, and the gum with which the trunk of the tree is covered is a good substitute for gum arabic.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
Cubeb, kū′beb, n. the dried berry of Piper cubeba, a climbing shrub, native to Sumatra—useful as a stomachic and carminative in indigestion, for piles and for sore throats.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
In our advanced stage of culture, we should hardly be content with such a carminative, but should rather employ one of the modern aromatic remedies of the pharmacopœia.
From Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery by Lawrence, Robert Means
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