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Cor
Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. Gold under a term expressly restricted to metallic usage.
In the book. Several other entries specify particular forms or conditions of gold, including Aurum planatum and Aurum vitæ.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 18; facsimile PDF page 346.
Historical Definition
Cor, among metals, is called gold.
Meaning
The qualifying phrase “among metals” controls the identification. The entry gives a special use of Cor, not an unrestricted translation valid wherever the word occurs. A surrounding passage must therefore establish the metallic context before this gloss is applied.
Use in the Book
Several other entries specify particular forms or conditions of gold, including Aurum planatum and Aurum vitæ. Cor gives none of their preparative qualifications. It functions as a name for gold within the stated field, rather than as a description of a distinct prepared product.
Places to Read
Aurum planatum. Gold identified by being beaten into a thin form.
Aurum vitæ. A gold preparation identified through precipitation, heating and intense redness.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 18; facsimile PDF page 346 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary 1650, s.v. Cor
See also. Aurum planatum; Aurum vitæ