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ARQUEBUSADE
Etymology
Noun
arquebusade (countable and uncountable, plural arquebusades)
The shot of an arquebus.
A distilled water from a variety of aromatic plants, such as rosemary, millefoil, etc, originally used as a vulnerary in gunshot wounds.
Source: Wiktionary
Ar`que*bus*ade", n. Etym: [F. arquebusade shot of an arquebus; eau d'arquebusade a vulnerary for gunshot wounds.]
1. The shot of an arquebus. Ash.
2. A distilled water from a variety of aromatic plants, as rosemary, millefoil, etc.; -- originally used as a vulnerary in gunshot wounds. Parr.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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