lignaloes

American  

[lahy-nal-ohz, lig-] / laɪˈnæl oʊz, lɪg- /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. agalloch.

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lignaloes British  

/ laɪˈnæləʊz, lɪɡ- /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) another name for eaglewood

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Etymology

Origin of lignaloes

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English ligne aloes, from Medieval Latin lignum aloēs “wood of the aloe”; lign-, aloe

Example Sentences

Lign-aloes, līn-al′ōz, Lignaloes, lig-nal′ōz, n.

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Lignaloes or agallochum, to be distinguished from the medicinal aloes.

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Lignaloes is mentioned by Marco Polo as one of the principal commodities exchanged in the market of Zaitun.

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To prevent all these dangers the stomach must be strengthened by the following means:—Take one drachm each of lignaloes and nutmeg; a scruple each of mace, cloves, mastic, laudanum; an ounce of oil of spikenard; two grains of musk, half an ounce each of oil of mastic, quinces and wormwood, and make into an ointment for the stomach, to be applied before meals.

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He found me standing by the fire, throwing on it more sandal-wood, lignaloes, and other precious things; and as he stood gazing in fear and astonishment, and hardly believing his eyes, I said to him: "Remember what you have promised, and now swear to me again, taking this sacred fire as a witness, that you will renounce all other women, and keep to me only."

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