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Thisma
Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A name for mineral veins.
In the book. Compare Virgulta fossorum, rods used by miners to discover mines.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373.
Historical Definition
Thisma is mineral veins.
Meaning
The plural equivalent points to formations or places in which mineral matter occurs, rather than directly naming a finished metal or a preparation.
Use in the Book
Compare Virgulta fossorum, rods used by miners to discover mines. Together the entries give access to the vocabulary of mineral places and the practices historically associated with finding them.
Places to Read
Tracksat. Metal considered before removal from its natural mine.
Virgulta fossorum. Rods associated with the historical search for mines.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373 — Facsimile
See also. Tracksat; Virgulta fossorum