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Gibar
Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A medicine characterised only as metallic.
In the book. Laudanum receives a more particular list of materials, whereas Gibar does not.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 24; facsimile PDF page 352.
Historical Definition
Gibar is a metallic medicine.
Meaning
The adjective gives a material field without identifying an ingredient or preparation. The entry does not say which metal is involved or what condition the medicine addresses. It therefore remains a broad historical classification.
Use in the Book
Laudanum receives a more particular list of materials, whereas Gibar does not. Edir and Corbatum directly identify metals rather than medicines. These contrasts help readers preserve the distinction between naming a material, describing a compound remedy and merely calling a medicine metallic.
Places to Read
Corbatum. A dictionary name for copper.
Edir. A name covering steel and iron.
Laudanum. A Paracelsian compound defined here through gold, coral and pearl.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 24; facsimile PDF page 352 — Facsimile