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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA historical name identifying camphor.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 13; facsimile PDF page 341.
Historical definition
Cafa is camphor.
Meaning
The short entry resolves an unfamiliar name without adding a preparation. A passage employing Cafa may qualify the material or describe something made from it; those details should be read as additions supplied by that passage. The dictionary does not establish a source plant, place of trade or therapeutic purpose here.
For a reader’s edition, keeping both the historical headword and the familiar identifying name findable is more useful than replacing one completely with the other. That preserves traceability while allowing straightforward recognition.
Places to read
- CafaRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 13; facsimile PDF page 341 — Facsimile