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Orvietan

Orvietan \Or`vi*e"tan\, n. [F. orvi['e]tan: cf. It. orvietano. So called because invented at Orvieto, in Italy.] A kind of antidote for poisons; a counter poison formerly in vogue. [Obs.]

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orvietan

n. (context obsolete English) A kind of antidote for poisons.

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Orvietan

Orvietan or orviétan was a medical concoction popular during the 17th and 18th centuries. It was used as a panacea against poisonings with criminal intent, as well as against mushroom poisonings, snakebite, scorpion stings, bites by rabid animals, and the plague.

Usage examples of "orvietan".

And for me, I have but to take a drachm of orvietan by way of precaution, though it is needless.