electuary
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Definition of electuary
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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Any preparation of a medicine mixed with honey or other sweetener in order to make it more palatable to swallow.
“℞. the three kinds of Saunders, and Diarrhodon Abbatis, ana. ℈. j. the bone of the Harts heart one in number, Sugar roſate tabulate, of white Sugar diſſolued in Roſe water as much as ſufficeth, make an Electuarie, gild it with leaues of pure gold in weight, ℥. ß.”
“In the desperate search for amatory satisfactions, the most monstrous ingredients have throughout the ages, been sought and compounded into electuaries and pastilles, philtres and ointments.”
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Etymology
From Middle English electuarie, eletuarie, electuary, from Latin electuarium, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείκτον (ekleíkton, “medicine which is licked away”), from ἐκλείχω (ekleíkhō, “to lick up”), from ἐκ (ek, “out, from”) + λείχω (leíkhō, “to lick”). Doublet of lekvar.
Words you can make from electuary
200+ playable · top: ACUTELY (12 pts)
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7 words6-letter words
26 words- ACETYL 11 pts
- CELERY 11 pts
- CURTLY 11 pts
- CUTELY 11 pts
- EATERY 9 pts
- ELYTRA 9 pts
- LYRATE 9 pts
- REALTY 9 pts
- TUYERE 9 pts
- ACUTER 8 pts
- CARTEL 8 pts
- CERATE 8 pts
- CEREAL 8 pts
- CLARET 8 pts
- CREATE 8 pts
- CURATE 8 pts
- CURTAL 8 pts
- CUTLER 8 pts
- ECARTE 8 pts
- RECTAL 8 pts
- RELACE 8 pts
- RELUCT 8 pts
- TERCEL 8 pts
- ELATER 6 pts
- ELUATE 6 pts
- RELATE 6 pts
5-letter words
62 words- CLARY 10 pts
- CURLY 10 pts
- CUTEY 10 pts
- LACEY 10 pts
- LYCEA 10 pts
- LYCEE 10 pts
- LYCRA 10 pts
- TALCY 10 pts
- EARLY 8 pts
- LAYER 8 pts
- LEARY 8 pts
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- LYART 8 pts
- RELAY 8 pts
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- CREEL 7 pts
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- CULET 7 pts
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- ELECT 7 pts
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- ALERT 5 pts
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- RELET 5 pts
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4-letter words
76 words- ACYL 9 pts
- CLAY 9 pts
- LACY 9 pts
- RACY 9 pts
- YUCA 9 pts
- AERY 7 pts
- ARTY 7 pts
- ARYL 7 pts
- EELY 7 pts
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- RACE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- TALC 6 pts
- ALEE 4 pts
- EARL 4 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- LATU 4 pts
- LEAR 4 pts
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- LEET 4 pts
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- TEAL 4 pts
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- TELA 4 pts
- TELE 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
- TRUE 4 pts
- TULE 4 pts
- UREA 4 pts
3-letter words
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