squinance

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squinance

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From French esquinancie, from Old French squinance, esquinance. See quinsy.

noun squinances · squinacy · squinancy

countable, obsolete, uncountable The quinsy. […] Squinances, & other sicknesses of the neck.
countable, obsolete, uncountable A European perennial herb (Asperula cynanchica) with narrowly linear whorled leaves, formerly thought to cure the quinsy
Similar: quincewort, squinancywort

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@misc{squinance_2026,
  title = {squinance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/squinance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}