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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA material identified through the older name rapes and two descriptive qualities.
- In the bookThe short gloss gives no further description, part, habitat or preparation.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 37; facsimile PDF page 365.
Historical definition
Perdetæ are small, yellow rapes.
Meaning
The definition’s useful details are smallness and yellow color. The older English name rapes is retained rather than silently assigned to one exact modern species or variety.
Use in the book
The short gloss gives no further description, part, habitat or preparation. Those limits matter when a historical material name cannot be securely resolved from this witness alone.
Places to read
- PerdetæRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 37; facsimile PDF page 365 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Perdetæ; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 365