Found 1 hit - Term: saturnine colic, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
saturnine \sat"urnine\, a. l. saturnus the god saturn, also,
the planet saturn: cf. f. saturnin of or pertaining to lead
saturn, in old chemistry, meaning lead, saturnien
saturnine, saturnian. see saturn.
1. born under, or influenced by, the planet saturn.
1913 webster
2. heavy; grave; gloomy; dull; -- the opposite of
mercurial; as, a saturnine person or temper. --addison.
1913 webster
3. old chem. of or pertaining to lead; characterized by, or
resembling, lead, which was formerly called saturn.
archaic
1913 webster
saturnine colic med., lead colic.
1913 webster
see also:
saturn mercurial saturnine colic
Results 1 - 2 of 2 found about saturnine colic: Saturnine
>> S Words
Saturnine, definition of term: Saturnine
saturnine_pag1.html Colic
>> C Words
Colic, definition of term: Colic
colic_pag1.html
Last accessed:2008/11/22 19:13:32 [Total processing time: 0 seconds] |