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Rebus
Elements principles and the natural world · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. The final matter or resulting condition of things.
In the book. Rebis, separately defined as bodily excrement, must remain distinct.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 40; facsimile PDF page 368.
Historical Definition
Rebus is the last matter of things.
Meaning
Last matter places the term at the other end of a process from first matter. The definition supplies an order of stages, though it does not name one specific final substance. The subject of the surrounding passage determines what thing has reached its last matter.
Use in the Book
Rebis, separately defined as bodily excrement, must remain distinct. The entries demonstrate why small differences in historical spelling can carry a large difference in the gloss supplied.
Places to Read
Rebis. Rebis in this dictionary denotes bodily excrement.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 40; facsimile PDF page 368 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Rebus; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 368; compare Rebis
See also. Rebis