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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA skin-condition term with two stated descriptive equivalents.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 11; facsimile PDF page 339.
Historical definition
Bothor are wheals or pustules.
Meaning
The dictionary gives a pair of visible skin descriptions rather than a cause or a named systemic illness. Both alternatives should remain in the modernised definition. A historical author may use the word broadly or qualify the lesions more closely; this entry alone does not supply that distinction.
The form is plural, which may help a reader recognize the word’s role in a list of signs. Its function is descriptive. A modern diagnosis, organism or treatment should not be inferred simply because one present-day skin condition can also involve pustules.
Places to read
- BothorRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 11; facsimile PDF page 339 — Facsimile