medicinable

[muh-dis-uh-nuh-buhl]

adjective

Archaic.

1. medicinal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of medicinable¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French. See medicine, -able

Example Sentences

I do leave to speake of many other hearbs medicinable and profitable for the vse of man: for that if I should write the particular vertue of euerie of them, it would require a great volume.

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In his disquisition on Argent or silver, he remarks, “Being fine it is medicinable.”

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It was first introduced into Spain “to adornate Gardens with the fairenesse thereof and to give a pleasant sight, but nowe we doe use it more for his meruelous medicinable vertues than for his fairenesse.”

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Also, hops and madder were grown again, and rare medicinable herbs.

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Any bar, any cross, any impediment will be medicinable to me: I am sick in displeasure to him; and whatsoever comes athwart his affection, ranges evenly with mine.

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