Word Meanings - AMBROSIA - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The fabled food of the gods , which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it. An unguent of the gods. His dewy locks distilled ambrosia. Milton. 2. A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell.

Additional info about word: AMBROSIA

The fabled food of the gods , which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it. An unguent of the gods. His dewy locks distilled ambrosia. Milton. 2. A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell. Spenser. 3. Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now , a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc.

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• DISTILLABLE
  Capable of being distilled; especially, capable of being distilled without chemical change or decomposition; as, alcohol is distillable; olive oil is not distillable.
• DISTILLATION
  The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation of driving off gas or vapor from volatile liquids or solids, by heat in a retort or still, and the condensation of the products as far as possible
• DRAUGHTSMANSHIP
  The office, art, or work of a draughtsman.
• THOSE
  The plural of that. See That.
• SMELLING
  1. The act of one who smells. 2. The sense by which odors are perceived; the sense of smell. Locke. Smelling bottle, a small bottle filled with something suited to stimulate the sense of smell, or to remove faintness, as spirits of ammonia.
• UNGUENTARY
  Like an unguent, or partaking of its qualities.
• PLEASER
  One who pleases or gratifies.
• PERFUMER
  1. One who, oe that which, perfumes. 2. One whose trade is to make or sell perfumes.
• PLEASANT-TONGUED
  Of pleasing speech.
• WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• DISTILLATORY
  Belonging to, or used in, distilling; as, distillatory vessels. -- n.
• CONFERRABLE
  Capable of being conferred.
• AMBROSIA BEETLE
  A bark beetle that feeds on ambrosia.
• PLEASANTNESS
  The state or quality of being pleasant.
• PLEASURIST
  A person devoted to worldly pleasure. Sir T. Browne.
• AMBROSIA
  The fabled food of the gods , which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it. An unguent of the gods. His dewy locks distilled ambrosia. Milton. 2. A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell.
• UNGUENT
  A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an ointment. Cowper. Note: An unguent is stiffer than a liniment, but softer than a cerate.
• AMBROSIAN
  Ambrosial. . Jonson.
• FABLE
  1. A Feigned story or tale, intended to instruct or amuse; a fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept; an apologue. See the Note under Apologue. Jotham's fable of the trees is the oldest extant. Addison 2. The plot,
• WHICH
  the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
• INEFFABLENESS
  The quality or state of being ineffable or unutterable; unspeakableness.
• SPATHOSE
  See SPATHIC
• GOLDYLOCKS
  A plant of several species of the genus Chrysocoma; -- so called from the tufts of yellow flowers which terminate the stems; also, the Ranunculus auricomus, a kind of buttercup.
• OVERPLEASE
  To please excessively.
• EFFABLE
  Capable of being uttered or explained; utterable. Barrow.
• BADDERLOCKS
  A large black seaweed sometimes eaten in Europe; -- also called murlins, honeyware, and henware.
• ATTASTE
  To taste or cause to taste. Chaucer.