squillitic

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skwɪˈlɪtɪk/

Adjective

squillitic (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Of or pertaining to squills.
   • 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:

     Squillitick vineger

   • 1775, D. Midwinter, Dictionaire Oeconomique, Or, The Family Dictionary, Three Crowns in St. Paul's Chruch-Yard, Page Label: STE

     ...it's good for all Distempers proceeding from a cold Cause, and used with some Squillitick Vinegar for the Falling Sickness.

References

• “squillitic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.