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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordDead flesh described as the result of a caustic action.
- In the bookCorrosiva concerns surgical medicines that eat away superfluous flesh; Cauterium includes an instrument that opens skin by burning and a medicine said to produce the effect without pain.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 21; facsimile PDF page 349.
Historical definition
Escara, or Estphara, is black, dead flesh caused by a caustic, commonly called an eschar.
Meaning
The definition identifies the appearance and the reported cause together. The flesh is black and dead, and a caustic is said to have caused its condition. The modern word eschar clarifies the old closing form Escar without adding a procedure.
Use in the book
Corrosiva concerns surgical medicines that eat away superfluous flesh; Cauterium includes an instrument that opens skin by burning and a medicine said to produce the effect without pain. These comparisons explain the historical action vocabulary surrounding Escara. The entry names the resulting condition rather than prescribing how to produce it.
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Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 21; facsimile PDF page 349 — Facsimile