aqua pura
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of aqua pura
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1930–35
Example Sentences
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This catechism was the invariable prelude to the Major’s use of water for drinking purposes, whether in the form of aqua pura, whisky and water, or tea.
From Cupid in Africa by Wren, P. C.
Up went the spectral fan again, and out came the forty-two shillings, and, with a formal courtesy, the venerable old maid walked away with the two bottles of aqua pura in her pocket.
From The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William
With pleasure, captain," said the Pythagorean, "only I wish you would adopt my principles—a vegetable diet and aqua pura.
From The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William
Upon my credit," observed Father Mulrenin, "I think the aqua pura is the best of it.
From The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William
M. Capiat hanc dosim ter die in aqua pura.
From Wives and Daughters by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
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