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Gerhard Dorn and John French

A Chymical Dictionary

An Expanded Diotimos Lexicon of Paracelsian and Alchemical Language

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A Chymical Dictionary

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Zaidir

Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A name with copper and verdigris alternatives.

In the book. Ziniar and Zymar are equated with verdigris alone.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376.

Historical Definition

Zaidir is copper or verdigris.

Meaning

The definition gives two material identifications joined by or. Both remain visible, since the witness does not restrict the name to one in every context.

Use in the Book

Ziniar and Zymar are equated with verdigris alone. The short final Z sequence is especially useful for seeing how near spellings can carry different ranges of meaning.

Places to Read

Ziniar. A historical verdigris synonym.

Zymar. Two historical forms for verdigris.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Zaidir; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 376; compare Ziniar, Zymar

See also. Ziniar; Zymar

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About This Reading Edition

The complete 706 historical definitions of the 1650 English dictionary, modernised and accompanied by expanded Diotimos commentary, reading routes, 15 textual notes and complete linked indexes.

Historical Text

A Chymicall Dictionary, London 1650, English version associated with John French, based on Gerhard Dorn’s Dictionarium Theophrasti Paracelsi. The containing volume also prints Sendivogius and Paracelsus; neither neighboring work changes this dictionary’s attribution.

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Complete 706 definition paragraphs with new introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes; Diotimos Editions, 2026.

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The historical 1650 English text is in the public domain. New introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes are © 2026 Diotimos Editions and published with the site owner’s authorization.