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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA name for wine after distillation.
- In the bookAqua Celestis identifies rectified wine through a comparison with heavenly subtlety and purity.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 30; facsimile PDF page 358.
Historical definition
Liquor Aquilegius is distilled wine.
Meaning
The operation distinguishes the named liquid from wine without qualification. The definition does not add a number of distillations, a strength, or the use of the plant suggested by a reader’s possible association with the name. Its stated referent is distilled wine.
Use in the book
Aqua Celestis identifies rectified wine through a comparison with heavenly subtlety and purity. Read the two entries together to distinguish the plain preparation named here from the further descriptive claims made there.
Places to read
- Liquor AquilegiusRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Aqua CelestisRectified wine described through a heavenly comparison.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 30; facsimile PDF page 358 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 358, Liquor Aquilegius