Middle English Dictionary Entry
sublīmātōrī n.
Entry Info
Forms | sublīmātōrī n. |
Etymology | Prob. from ML sublīmātōrius; cp. OF sublimatoire. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Alch. A vessel used in sublimation.
Associated quotations
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.CY.(Manly-Rickert)G.793 : Many another thyng..is vn to oure craft apertenyng..Oure vrynals and oure descensories, Violes, crosletz, and sublymatories, Cucurbites and alembikes eek.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1525 BodEMus.52 Artist.Recipes (BodEMus 52) 191/28 : Put hem in a sublumytory of vyter, with a vente aboven þe hede iclosede with paper of smale holes..and set yn þe furnes.
Note: Additional quote, new spelling (with u).