rectified spirit
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
She has styled her hair with rice starch and rectified spirit.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 12, 2013
When dissolved in rectified spirit, in the proportion of about six ounces to the gallon, it forms the "extract of rose-leaf geranium" of the shops.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by George William Septimus Piesse
Mixed with rectified spirit in the proportions of about four ounces of bergamot to a gallon, it forms what is called "extract of bergamot," and in this state is used for the handkerchief.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by George William Septimus Piesse
Methylated spirit consists of rectified spirit with 10 per cent. of wood spirit.
From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison ) Robertson
The Calamint contains a camphoraceous, volatile, stimulating oil, in common with the other mints; this is distilled by water, but its virtues are better extracted by rectified spirit.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
