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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA short alternative name for vinegar.
- In the bookAcetum radicale concerns vinegar distilled from its own root and matrix; Aqua solvens is distilled vinegar.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 28; facsimile PDF page 356.
Historical definition
Kald is vinegar.
Meaning
The compiler gives a familiar equivalent and no further qualification. Kald should therefore first be read as vinegar, rather than automatically as the special philosophical vinegar defined elsewhere. A particular passage can qualify the material, but that qualification is not part of this headword.
Use in the book
Acetum radicale concerns vinegar distilled from its own root and matrix; Aqua solvens is distilled vinegar. These added descriptions should not be silently transferred into the plain equivalence Kald.
Places to read
- KaldRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Acetum radicaleA dissolving water described through the root and matrix of vinegar.
- Aqua solvensA direct identification of a dissolving water as distilled vinegar.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 28; facsimile PDF page 356 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 356, Kald