refocillation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Latin refocillātiō.
Noun[edit]
refocillation (countable and uncountable, plural refocillations)
- (obsolete) The restoration of strength by means of refreshment.
- 1608, Thomas Middleton, A Mad World, My Masters:
- Marry, sir, some precious cordial, some costly refocillation, a composure comfortable and restorative
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References[edit]
- “refocillation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.