The Collaborative International Dictionary
Medicine \Med"i*cine\, n. [L. medicina (sc. ars), fr. medicinus medical, fr. medicus: cf. F. m['e]decine. See Medical.]
The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease.
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Any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a remedial agent; a medication; a medicament; a remedy; physic.
By medicine, life may be prolonged.
--Shak. A philter or love potion. [Obs.]
--Shak.[F. m['e]decin.] A physician. [Obs.]
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Among the North American Indians, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act as a protective charm, or to cause healing; also, magical power itself; the potency which a charm, token, or rite is supposed to exert.
The North American Indian boy usually took as his medicine the first animal of which he dreamed during the long and solitary fast that he observed at puberty.
--F. H. Giddings. Hence, a similar object or agency among other savages.
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Short for Medicine man.
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Intoxicating liquor; drink. [Slang]
Medicine bag, a charm; -- so called among the North American Indians, or in works relating to them.
Medicine man (among the North American Indians), a person who professes to cure sickness, drive away evil spirits, and regulate the weather by the arts of magic; a shaman.
Medicine seal, a small gem or paste engraved with reversed characters, to serve as a seal. Such seals were used by Roman physicians to stamp the names of their medicines.
Wikipedia
Medicine Bag is the fifth studio album by American rapper Anybody Killa. It was released in three different versions on October 19, 2010, each featuring two different bonus tracks. The album debuted at #117 on the Billboard 200, and it features guest appearances by Insane Clown Posse, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, and Axe Murder Boyz.
Usage examples of "medicine bag".
In my medicine bag, I have some powdered geranium root, to clot the blood, and spores of club moss to absorb fluid, and then I was going to ask if you had certain things or knew where they grow.
She wasn't even able to wear her medicine bag with these clothes that she wore because Jondalar liked them.
Ayla thought for a moment, then smiling, got up and brought back her medicine bag.
The point here being that the cut or polished stones would fetch a great deal more in cash than would the rough opal or the raw sapphire in my medicine bag.
Nayawenne-the old Tuscaroran lady who gave me my medicine bag-she said there were 'women's herbs.
Then, for the first time in many years, Ayla thought of the first medicine bag Iza had made for her, the one Creb had burned the first time she was cursed.
The grandmother got out her medicine bag, made a prayer to the Great Spirit to drive out the evil spirit that had entered her grandson's body, and after she had applied the medicine, the prayer must have been heard and answered, as the boy commenced telling her what he had heard and seen.
After a while she went to the river and washed her face, then put her medicine bag inside the basket.
Then I tied a small medicine bag about my waist, checked to be sure I had the pouch of flints and kindling, put on my cloak, took up my bundle and mv torch, and set out into the falling snow.
His fingers clutched a medicine bag, which he had brought along from Zuni, with needless tightness.