A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1597
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Sublime, n. [Sublime v. a.] Mercurie sublime, ‘mercury sublimate’, mercuric chloride, a white crystalline powder used as a poison. Cf. Sublimat n. —1597 Bk. Rates 7b.
Mercurie sublime the pund