Panna

Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A spot described as natural.

In the book. Natural is therefore retained without silently adding a particular kind of mark.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 37; facsimile PDF page 365.

Historical Definition

Panna is a natural spot.

Meaning

The entry supplies a broad descriptive term and a qualification of origin or character. It does not specify a bodily site, color, size or cause.

Use in the Book

Natural is therefore retained without silently adding a particular kind of mark. Its meaning in a passage must be established from the thing or person being described.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 37; facsimile PDF page 365 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Panna; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 365