Tronus

Plants animals and natural materials · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A dew name with airy and manna identifications.

In the book. Scirona names autumn dew, while Tereniabin identifies the fatness of manna or wood honey and adds summer months.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373.

Historical Definition

Tronus or Tronossa is celestial dew made of air, or the sweetest kind of manna.

Meaning

The definition gives two descriptions connected by or. One concerns celestial dew and its origin in air; the other a superlatively sweet kind of manna. Both belong to the transmitted range of the term.

Use in the Book

Scirona names autumn dew, while Tereniabin identifies the fatness of manna or wood honey and adds summer months. These comparisons show that dew and manna names can be distinguished through season, source and qualities.

Places to Read

Scirona. A seasonal name for autumn dew.

Tereniabin. A manna or wood-honey material described through richness and season.

In This Edition

The two forms Tronus and Tronossa lead to the same article. The gloss does not establish that every historical dew name refers to one material.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Tronus; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 373; compare Scirona, Tereniabin

See also. Scirona; Tereniabin