Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A powder of aloes with canella, composed of four parts of aloes to one part of canella. It is used as a cathartic.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) The powder of aloes with canella, formerly officinal, employed as a cathartic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine, dated The powder of
aloes withcanella , formerlyofficinal , employed as acathartic .
Etymologies
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Examples
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But then he fell thinking whether, with the "picra," and the going to bed in the afternoon, and the loss of his supper, he had not been sufficiently paid for it.
Being a Boy Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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He had to swallow a stiff dose of nasty "picra," -- the horror of all childhood, and he was put in bed immediately.
The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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He had to swallow a stiff dose of nasty "picra," -- the horror of all childhood, and he was put in bed immediately.
Being a Boy Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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But then he fell thinking whether, with the "picra," and the going to bed in the afternoon, and the loss of his supper, he had not been sufficiently paid for it.
The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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It is hiera picra, [9] two spoonfuls, devilish stuff!
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Or, one ounce of hicra picra, or powdered aloes with castella, mixed in a pint of gin, which should stand for four or five days, after which a tablespoonful in a glass of water may be taken every morning or second morning, as the case may be.
The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources Anonymous
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Concoct hiera picra, rhubarb beer, and oil of charity; and sympathize over sprains, whitloes, and broken shins.
Anna St. Ives Thomas Holcroft 1777
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It is hiera picra, [9] two spoonfuls, devilish stuff!
The Journal to Stella Jonathan Swift 1706
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a phial with hiera picra, and another with paregoric, and another with
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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"hot drops," and ruled paper to write letters on, and a little Bible, and a phial with hiera picra, and another with paregoric, and another with "camphire" for sprains and bruises.
The Guardian Angel Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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