Crossword clues for linctus
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lincture \Linc"ture\ (l[i^][ng]k"t[-u]r; 135), Linctus \Linc"tus\ (l[i^][ng]k"t[u^]s), n. [L. lingere, linctum, to lick.] Medicine taken by licking with the tongue.
Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) Any syrupy medication; especially a remedy for coughs
Usage examples of "linctus".
I was lying on my back, in a pair of flannel pyjamas, my brow with anguish moist and fever dew, and Hilda, most efficiently playing the part of Matey, or Ward Sister, was pouring out the linctus into a spoon and keeping my mind from wandering.
Joe would send his man down he would give him some medication for her and some linctus to ease her breathing and cough, and he would look in again first thing next morning.
Still spluttering his indignation, Hawthorne opened his mouth and swallowed, grimacing as the linctus trickled down his throat.
She thrust his hand and the cup away from her and the linctus spilled over the bedcover.
Hawthorne opened his mouth and swallowed, grimacing as the linctus trickled down his throat.
Semper Cuni Linctus passes Simon in Grant Park looking for the uphill bike race.
Semper Cuni Linctus, the very night that he reamed his subaltern for taking native superstitions seriously, passed an olive garden and saw the Seventeen .
In a previous incarnation, Harry saw himself as a centurion, Semper Cuni Linctus, driving the nails into the cross.
Also present were members of Congress, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and a psychology professor from Harvard, Len Linctus Spagammi.