Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the stomach; gastric.
- adjective Beneficial to or stimulating digestion in the stomach.
- noun An agent, such as a medicine, that strengthens or stimulates the stomach.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the stomach.
- noun A medicine which sharpens the appetite, and is supposed to stimulate digestion, as the bitter tonics; a stomachal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A medicine that strengthens the stomach and excites its action.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the stomach.
- adjective Strengthening to the stomach; exciting the action of the stomach; stomachal; cordial.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to the
stomach . - adjective Beneficial to the stomach or to
digestion . - noun A
medicine for the stomach.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or involving the stomach
Etymologies
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Examples
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Folklore has always promoted the aphrodisiac and stomachic properties of vanilla, but it seems that science has made vanilla's benefits more tangible.
The Aromatic Allure of Tahitian Vanilla Michelle Krell Kydd 2008
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Folklore has always promoted the aphrodisiac and stomachic properties of vanilla, but it seems that science has made vanilla's benefits more tangible.
Archive 2008-03-01 Michelle Krell Kydd 2008
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The house has not done so much in the stomachic article of cloves or in brandy – and – water warm since the inquest.
Bleak House 2007
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For, it would seem that Purl must always be taken early; though whether for any more distinctly stomachic reason than that, as the early bird catches the worm, so the early purl catches the customer, cannot here be resolved.
Our Mutual Friend 2004
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Cologne, and being considered a stomachic, is patronised by
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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And I have taken Brother Prior the stomachic you made for him.
The Leper of Saint Giles Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1981
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And I have taken Brother Prior the stomachic you made for him.
The Leper of Saint Giles Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1981
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Eat fruit, drink plenty of water, and that will flush the system and stop stomachic headache.
Evening Round Up More Good Stuff Like Pep William Crosbie Hunter
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Chamomile tea is an excellent stomachic when taken in moderate doses of half-a-teacupful at a [86] time.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Sherry in which some Hops have been steeped makes a capital stomachic cordial.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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