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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA dew name with airy and manna identifications.
- In the bookScirona names autumn dew, while Tereniabin identifies the fatness of manna or wood honey and adds summer months.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373.
Historical definition
Tronus or Tronossa is celestial dew made of air, or the sweetest kind of manna.
Meaning
The definition gives two descriptions connected by or. One concerns celestial dew and its origin in air; the other a superlatively sweet kind of manna. Both belong to the transmitted range of the term.
Use in the book
Scirona names autumn dew, while Tereniabin identifies the fatness of manna or wood honey and adds summer months. These comparisons show that dew and manna names can be distinguished through season, source and qualities.
Places to read
- TronusRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- ScironaA seasonal name for autumn dew.
- TereniabinA manna or wood-honey material described through richness and season.
In this edition
The two forms Tronus and Tronossa lead to the same article. The gloss does not establish that every historical dew name refers to one material.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 45; facsimile PDF page 373 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Tronus; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 373; compare Scirona, Tereniabin