[T]he Lacedæmonians, […] had proclaimed that any man that would, ſhould carry in Meale, Wine, Cheeſe, and all other eſculents neceſſary for a Siege, into the Iland, appointing for the ſame a great reward of ſiluer: […]
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Esculent
/ˈɛskjʊlənt/
Synonyms for "esculent" (9 found)
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Now may you Tranſplant moſt ſorts of Eſculent, or Phyſical plants, &c.
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BLUBBER. […] either that which is of various figures, being covered with a hard callous skin, conteining an eſculent pulpy ſubstance: or that which is of a fleſhly conſiſtence, having no hard skin, being of various ſhapes and bigneſſes, ſome of them ſtinging the hand upon the touch.
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[M]oſt of the fungi are indeed of a hurtful quality, and with reſpect to the whole tribe the eſculent are very few. Eſculent muſhrooms are very nutritive, very readily alcaleſcent, and more ſo without intermediate aceſcency than any other vegetable; […]
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