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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