About
Menu

cuprosa

cuprosa, ~um , copperas, sulphate of copper or iron. cuperosum est album subazurii coloris, fitque de superfluitate Martis cum de minera extrahitur M. Scot Lumen 262; pulvis salis ‥ cum pulvere cuperose velociter eradicat [scrophulam] Gilb. III 175 v. 2; 1297 in unguento, vivo argento et coperosa emptis ad oves infirmas sanandas Ac. Cornw I 8; 1307 in uncto, melle, atramento, vertegres, sulphure, coperosio, cera et pice pro equis infirmis Ac. Durh. 505; vitreolum viride, i. coperosa; calcantum idem SB 43 (cf. ib. 21: flos eris, i. ~a); 1421 pro ‥ vj barellis coprose EEC 505.

Saved

Recent