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Gibar

A medicine characterised only as metallic.

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A Chymical Dictionary

Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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Orientation

At a Glance

  • The wordA medicine characterised only as metallic.
  • In the bookLaudanum receives a more particular list of materials, whereas Gibar does not.
  • A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 24; facsimile PDF page 352.

Historical definition

Gibar is a metallic medicine.

Meaning

The adjective gives a material field without identifying an ingredient or preparation. The entry does not say which metal is involved or what condition the medicine addresses. It therefore remains a broad historical classification.

Use in the book

Laudanum receives a more particular list of materials, whereas Gibar does not. Edir and Corbatum directly identify metals rather than medicines. These contrasts help readers preserve the distinction between naming a material, describing a compound remedy and merely calling a medicine metallic.

Places to read

  1. GibarRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
  2. CorbatumA dictionary name for copper.
  3. EdirA name covering steel and iron.
  4. LaudanumA Paracelsian compound defined here through gold, coral and pearl.

Source note

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

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