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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation quantum sufficit (as much as suffices)
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Mucilage one ounce; triturate it with Levigated Indigo and Lamp Black q.s. to give it a good color.
One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed C. A. Bogardus
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It consists of approximately equal parts of glycerin, alcohol and distilled extract of witch hazel, to which is added liquor cresolis compositus, two percent, and coloring matter q.s. Complete resolution does not occur in the average case.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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Nitrate of potass, 1-1/2 oz. Mucilage of tragacantha, q.s. to make the whole into a stiff paste.
The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants George William Septimus Piesse 1851
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This liquor is also advantageous when mixed with syrup, prepared as follows: -- Take of cinnamon water, four ounces; orange and rose water, each six ounces, and sugar candy q.s. Musk taken internally is said by many physicians to be almost equal to ambergris for its aphrodisiacal qualities.
Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction John Davenport 1833
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