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Kymenna

A name for a bubble.

From the book

A Chymical Dictionary

Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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At a Glance

  • The wordA name for a bubble.
  • In the bookLorindt concerns movement or sound in waters.
  • A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 28; facsimile PDF page 356.

Historical definition

Kymenna is a bubble.

Meaning

The entry identifies a form without naming the liquid or vapour in which it appears. A bubble can therefore be what a passage asks the reader to notice, rather than a new substance added to the work. Its material setting has to be recovered from that passage.

Use in the book

Lorindt concerns movement or sound in waters. Both names can describe an event within a material medium without themselves naming a distinct ingredient.

Places to read

  1. KymennaRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
  2. LorindtWaters described through movement or the harmony they produce.

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, Kymenna