lignaloes

[ lahy-nal-ohz, lig- ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. agalloch.

lignaloes

/ laɪˈnæləʊz; lɪɡ- /

noun

1. functioning as singular another name for eaglewood

Word History and Origins

Origin of lignaloes¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English ligne aloes, from Medieval Latin lignum aloēs “wood of the aloe”; lign-, aloe

Word History and Origins

Origin of lignaloes¹

C14 ligne aloes, from Medieval Latin lignum aloēs wood of the aloe

Example Sentences

Lign-aloes, līn-al′ōz, Lignaloes, lig-nal′ōz, n.

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Lignaloes or agallochum, to be distinguished from the medicinal aloes.

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Lignaloes is mentioned by Marco Polo as one of the principal commodities exchanged in the market of Zaitun.

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Take half an ounce of resin, a drachm of laudanum, a drachm each of citron peel, lignaloes and galbanum, with a sufficient quantity of liquid and dry styrax.

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To prevent all these dangers the stomach must be strengthened by the following means:—Take one drachm each of lignaloes and nutmeg; a scruple each of mace, cloves, mastic, laudanum; an ounce of oil of spikenard; two grains of musk, half an ounce each of oil of mastic, quinces and wormwood, and make into an ointment for the stomach, to be applied before meals.

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