vinum
[vahy-nuh m, vee-]
- (in prescriptions) a solution of a medicinal substance in wine.
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Origin of vinum
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Baudius called vin de beaulne, vinum deorum, the wine of the gods6.
Ebrietatis EncomiumBoniface Oinophilus
In vino veritas, said the ancients; and the principle holds good where there is no vinum, but only mild casserie.
Green MansionsW. H. Hudson
Convivales ludi tota Perside regibus purpuratisque cordi sunt: Babylonii maxime in vinum & qu ebrietatem sequuntur effusi sunt.
The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms AmendedIsaac Newton
Neutral saline mixture, chrystals of tartar, vinum chalybeat.
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical UsesWilliam Withering
Sed illud quod in Litera Legis aquam sapiebat, dum spiritualiter intellgi fecit, aquam in Vinum convertit.
Six Discourses on the Miracles of our SaviourThomas Woolston