Gregory's powder
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Gregory's powder
C19: named after Dr James Gregory (1753–1821), who first made it
Example Sentences
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Edna Lowe had to go to Miss Kaye's room to take a dose of Gregory's powder, and she saw a big mask on the table, and an old jacket hanging over a chair.
From The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story by Brazil, Angela
I've mixed two teaspoonfuls of Gregory's powder with it!
From For the School Colours by Brazil, Angela
His lawyer friend acquiesced, and Gregory's powder it was.
From An Autobiography by Spence, Catherine Helen
Bulky powders should be avoided, and the child who has learned to take rhubarb and magnesia, or Gregory's powder without resistance, certainly does credit to his training.
From The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases by West, Charles
Mr. Horton had known Mary from her childhood, had given her Gregory's powder, and seen her safely through measles and other infantine ailments, so he was quite at home with her, and at Fellside generally.
From Phantom Fortune, a Novel by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
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