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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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Gelion

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Gelion

Plants animals and natural materials · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A dictionary name for a leaf.

In the book. Folia daure uses leaf language for gold, while Gelion itself is given only the unqualified leaf gloss.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 24; facsimile PDF page 352.

Historical Definition

Gelion is a leaf.

Meaning

The definition gives a general plant part without a species, condition or application. It should not be expanded into a preparation merely because it appears in a chymical dictionary.

Use in the Book

Folia daure uses leaf language for gold, while Gelion itself is given only the unqualified leaf gloss. The contrast reminds readers that a shared English noun can serve different material settings. The relevant subject must come from the particular entry or the passage in which the name occurs.

Places to Read

Folia daure. Gold described in leaf form.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 24; facsimile PDF page 352 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary 1650, s.v. Gelion

See also. Folia daure

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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.

About This Edition

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.