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Vinum correctum
Salts solvents and liquid preparations · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A wine preparation referred to alcohol of wine.
In the book. Sal Mercurii is also identified with spirit of wine, characterized there through drunkenness.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 46; facsimile PDF page 374.
Historical Definition
Vinum correctum is the alcohol of wine.
Meaning
The full qualification of wine is essential. The dictionary separately gives a powder sense under Alcohol, while Alcool vini refers to rectified spirit of wine. The present entry belongs with the wine-qualified expression.
Use in the Book
Sal Mercurii is also identified with spirit of wine, characterized there through drunkenness. These compound names demonstrate that the local gloss, rather than an isolated familiar word, establishes the useful connection.
Places to Read
Sal Mercurii. A salt name locally identified with intoxicating spirit of wine.
Alcol. A term for extreme fineness of powder, not necessarily a liquid.
Alcool vini. The wine-qualified term for rectified spirit.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 46; facsimile PDF page 374 — Facsimile
See also. Sal Mercurii; Alcol; Alcool vini