medicinable
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of medicinable
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French. See medicine, -able
Example Sentences
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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.
From Much Ado about Nothing by Shakespeare, William
Also, hops and madder were grown again, and rare medicinable herbs.
From Elizabethan England From 'A Description of England,' by William Harrison by Harrison, William
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.
From Much Ado about Nothing by Shakespeare, William
It helpeth the brain, strengtheneth the memorie, and is very medicinable for the head.
From Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden by Richardson, David Lester
Barleybranne the Ilanders doe vse in stead of salt: medicinable things holsome for the bodie haue they none at all.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11 by Hakluyt, Richard
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