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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordPustules or wheals particularly associated with the hands.
- In the bookThe source supplies two descriptive equivalents, and both are retained.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 42; facsimile PDF page 370.
Historical definition
Sirones are pustules or wheals, especially on the hands.
Meaning
The definition identifies visible skin features and adds a usual location. Especially preserves the qualification: the hands are emphasized without being made the only possible site.
Use in the book
The source supplies two descriptive equivalents, and both are retained. Assigning one present-day disease to the headword would narrow the historical description beyond the evidence given here.
Places to read
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 42; facsimile PDF page 370 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Sirones; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 370; compare Sephirus