electuary

American  

[ih-lek-choo-er-ee] / ɪˈlɛk tʃuˌɛr i /

noun

Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine.

plural

electuaries

1. a pasty mass composed of a medicine, usually in powder form, mixed in a palatable medium, as syrup, honey, or other sweet substance: used especially for animals and administered by application to the teeth, tongue, or gums.

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electuary British  

/ ɪˈlɛktjʊərɪ /

noun

1. archaic a paste taken orally, containing a drug mixed with syrup or honey

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Etymology

Origin of electuary

1350–1400; Middle English electuarie < Late Latin elect ( u ) ārium a medicinal lozenge, alteration (by confusion with Latin ēlēctus (adj.) choice, good quality, ēlēctus (noun) choice) of Greek ekleiktón lozenge (neuter verbal adjective of ekleíchein to lick up; ek- ec- + leíchein to lick ); -ary

Example Sentences

So saying he laid in the hand of Angelo a box of olive-wood, filled with an electuary so sweet that the fragrance of it went through the wood.

From The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales by Van Dyke, Henry

Go unto her with this box of electuary, and give it to the child that he may recover.

From The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales by Van Dyke, Henry

It is exhibited at bed time, either in an oily potion, in pills, or incorporated in an electuary, in doses of 18 or 20 drops.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin

Two ounces of powdered Senna; one ounce of Cream of Tartar; one ounce of Sulphur; mixed with sufficient Confection of Senna, to form an electuary.

From A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School by Beecher, Catharine Esther

Had he at the same time given me a tea-spoon, it would not have been so improper; for the poison might have been made up as a lenitive electuary.

From The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes Historical, Literary, and Humorous—A New Selection by Various