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Meaning of squinance | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The quinsy.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  2. A European perennial herb (Asperula cynanchica) with narrowly linear whorled leaves, formerly thought to cure the quinsy
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“[…] Squinances, & other sicknesses of the neck.”
“[…] ring-worms, scabs, squinances, fluxes, and the like […]”
“As also in Squinances, the Toothach ^([sic]), and elsewhere, is oftentimes easie to be seen, especially if by a singular adulterous Allurement, the Latex be derived unto any certain part: […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

squinancy squinancywort squinch squinch owl squink squinney

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