{Hippocrates' sleeve}, a conical strainer, made by stitching together two adjacent sides of a square piece of cloth, esp. flannel of linen. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Hippocrates — Hip*poc ra*tes, n. A famous Greek physician and medical writer, born in Cos, about 460 b. c. [1913 Webster] {Hippocrates sleeve}, a conical strainer, made by stitching together two adjacent sides of a square piece of cloth, esp. flannel of linen … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hippocras — [hip′ə kras΄] n. [ME ypocras < OFr < Ypocras, Hippocrates, after ML vinum Hippocraticum, wine of Hippocrates: from being filtered through a strainer called “Hippocrates sleeve” (L manica Hippocratis)] a former cordial made of wine and… … English World dictionary
hippocras — [ hɪpəkras] noun historical wine flavoured with spices. Origin ME: from OFr. ipocras Hippocrates (see Hippocratic oath), translating med. L. vinum Hippocraticum Hippocratic wine (because it was strained through a filter called a Hippocrates… … English new terms dictionary
hippocras — n. hist. wine flavoured with spices. Etymology: ME f. OF ipocras Hippocrates (see HIPPOCRATIC OATH), prob. because strained through a filter called Hippocrates sleeve … Useful english dictionary
hip|po|cras — «HIHP uh kras», noun. a liqueur made of wine and spices, formerly used as a medicine. ╂[< Middle French ipocras < Medieval Latin (vinum) Hippocraticum (wine) of Hippocrates (apparently named after the filter (“Hippocrates sleeve”) through… … Useful english dictionary
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