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Meaning of oil of talc | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A nostrum made of calcined talc, famous in the 17th century as a cosmetic.

obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“That for the oil of Talc, dare spend / More than citizens dare lend / Them, or all their officers - Ben Jonson, To Sickness”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

oil of turpentine oil of vitriol oil of wine oil of wintergreen oil opera oil paint