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Sonath
Plants animals and natural materials · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A name referred to anthos.
In the book. Anthos has expressly different vegetable and metallic senses: rosemary flowers in one context, and the elixir or quintessence of gold in the other.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 43; facsimile PDF page 371.
Historical Definition
Sonath is anthos.
Meaning
The compiler supplies an equivalence with another headword. The target term must remain visible because its own contextual distinctions carry the fuller explanation.
Use in the Book
Anthos has expressly different vegetable and metallic senses: rosemary flowers in one context, and the elixir or quintessence of gold in the other. The present synonym does not decide between them. Follow the subject of the passage and the target entry before choosing a sense.
Places to Read
Anthos. A term whose sense changes between vegetable and metallic contexts.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 43; facsimile PDF page 371 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Sonath; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 371; compare Anthos
See also. Anthos