Word Meanings - ERRHINE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A medicine designed to be snuffed up the nose, to promote discharges of mucus; a sternutatory. Coxe. -- a.

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• STERNUTATORY
  Sternutative. -- n.
• DESIGN
  drawing, dessein a plan or scheme; all, ultimately, from L. designare to designate; de- + signare to mark, mark out, signum mark, sign. See 1. To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace
• DESIGNATE
  Designated; appointed; chosen. Sir G. Buck.
• MUCUS
  A viscid fluid secreted by mucous membranes, which it serves to moisten and protect. It covers the lining membranes of all the cavities which open externally, such as those of the mouth, nose, lungs, intestinal canal, urinary passages, etc.
• SNUFFLER
  One who snuffles; one who uses cant.
• SNUFFLE
  To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound. One clad in purple Eats, and recites some lamentable rhyme . . . Snuffling at nose, and croaking in his throat. Dryden.
• SNUFF
  The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not. If the burning snuff happens to get out of the snuffers, you have a chance that it may fall into a dish of soup. Swift.
• DESIGNATOR
  An officer who assigned to each his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies. 2. One who designates.
• DESIGNATIVE
  Serving to designate or indicate; pointing out.
• PROMOTE
  1. To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance; to excite; as, to promote learning; to promote disorder; to promote a business venture. "Born
• DESIGNFUL
  Full of design; scheming. -- De*sign"ful*ness, n. Barrow.
• PROMOTER
  1. One who, or that which, forwards, advances, or promotes; an encourager; as, a promoter of charity or philosophy. Boyle. 2. Specifically, one who sets on foot, and takes the preliminary steps in, a scheme for the organization of a corporation,
• DESIGNEDLY
  By design; purposely; intentionally; -- opposed to accidentally, ignorantly, or inadvertently.
• SNUFFY
  1. Soiled with snuff. 2. Sulky; angry; vexed. Jamieson.
• DESIGNLESS
  Without design. -- De*sign"less*ly, adv.
• SNUFFER
  The common porpoise. (more info) 1. One who snuffs.
• DESIGNER
  One who produces or creates original works of art or decoration. 3. A plotter; a schemer; -- used in a bad sense. (more info) 1. One who designs, marks out, or plans; a contriver.
• DESIGNING
  Intriguing; artful; scheming; as, a designing man.
• DESIGNMENT
  1. Delineation; sketch; design; ideal; invention. For though that some mean artist's skill were shown In mingling colors, or in placing light, Yet still the fair designment was his own. Dryden. 2. Design; purpose; scheme. Shak.
• DESIGNABLE
  Capable of being designated or distinctly marked out; distinguishable. Boyle.
• FOREDESIGN
  To plan beforehand; to intend previously. Cheyne.
• BESNUFF
  To befoul with snuff. Young.
• PREDESIGNATE
  A term used by Sir William Hamilton to define propositions having their quantity indicated by a verbal sign; as, all, none, etc.; -- contrasted with preindesignate, defining propositions of which the quantity is not so indicated.