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Liquor Aquilegius
Salts solvents and liquid preparations · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A name for wine after distillation.
In the book. Aqua Celestis identifies rectified wine through a comparison with heavenly subtlety and purity.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 30; facsimile PDF page 358.
Historical Definition
Liquor Aquilegius is distilled wine.
Meaning
The operation distinguishes the named liquid from wine without qualification. The definition does not add a number of distillations, a strength, or the use of the plant suggested by a reader’s possible association with the name. Its stated referent is distilled wine.
Use in the Book
Aqua Celestis identifies rectified wine through a comparison with heavenly subtlety and purity. Read the two entries together to distinguish the plain preparation named here from the further descriptive claims made there.
Places to Read
Aqua Celestis. Rectified wine described through a heavenly comparison.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 30; facsimile PDF page 358 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 358, Liquor Aquilegius
See also. Aqua Celestis