Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An infusion of linseed; flaxseed-tea. It contains mucilage, and is therefore demulcent.
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Examples
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_ -- Give one pint of linseed-oil; clysters of soap and water should be freely used; and give plenty of linseed-tea to drink.
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_ -- Vinegar and water, lemon-juice and water, acidulated stimulant drinks, oil, linseed-tea, opium to relieve pain, stimulants in collapse.
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_ -- An emetic of apomorphine; demulcent drinks, such as barley-water, white of egg and water, linseed-tea and gruel (but not oils), with a hypodermic injection of morphine to allay pain.
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After the stomach has been well cleaned out, milk, flour-and-water, linseed-tea, or barley-water, should be taken in large quantities.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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A solution, half of lime-water and half of linseed-oil, well mixed, may be given, as well as plenty of arrowroot, gruel, or linseed-tea.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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A solution, half of lime-water and half of linseed-oil, well mixed, may be given, as well as plenty of arrowroot, gruel, or linseed-tea.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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After the stomach has been well cleaned out, milk, flour-and-water, linseed-tea, or barley-water, should be taken in large quantities.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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