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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA historical synonym for tartar.
- In the bookThe present synonym does not select between those contextual senses.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 42; facsimile PDF page 370.
Historical definition
Samech is tartar.
Meaning
The short entry sends the reader to a material with a fuller definition under Tartarum. There tartar is a hard, saltish deposit on wine vessels and can also mean stones or gravel in human bodies.
Use in the book
The present synonym does not select between those contextual senses. A passage about wine vessels or about the body supplies the necessary distinction.
Places to read
- SamechRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Sal taberzetA tartar distinguished by its exceptional whiteness.
- TartarumA wine-vessel deposit whose name also serves for bodily stones or gravel.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 42; facsimile PDF page 370 — Facsimile