pulver

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pulver¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English pulver, from Latin pulver-, pulvis. Doublet of powder.

noun pulvers

  1. countable, obsolete, uncountable Powder. Take fine Suger ℔ ß. Spec. Diarhod. Abbatis ʒ ß. vvhyte Ambre beinge pulverzatede like meale ʒ jß. vvhyt povvndede Muſtarde ſeede, ʒ ß. Annis, and Fennelle Oyle. or in place therof, ℥ j ß. of Aqva vitæ, fine totalle, and not foraminatede Pearles, beinge verye ſmalle pulverizatede ʒ ß. you muſt liqve

pulver²

Where it comes from

From Middle English (participle pulvered), from the noun or Latin pulverō.

verb pulvers · pulvering · pulvered

  1. archaic, transitive To pulverise; to make into powder.

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