In the Renaissance, when disease was thought to be miasmatic, or transmitted by bad air and smells, strongly perfumed gloves were thought to protect the wearer from epidemics.
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Miasmatic
//ˌmaɪəzˈmætɪk//
Synonyms for "miasmatic" (33 found)
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9 translations across 9 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- miasmàtic adj (having the nature of miasma)
Finnish
1 entries- miasmaattinen adj (having the nature of miasma)
French
1 entries- miasmatique adj (having the nature of miasma)
Galician
1 entries- miasmático adj (having the nature of miasma)
Greek
1 entries- μιασματικός adj (having the nature of miasma)
Italian
1 entries- miasmatico adj (having the nature of miasma)
Polish
1 entries- miazmatyczny adj (having the nature of miasma)
Portuguese
1 entries- miasmático adj (having the nature of miasma)
Spanish
1 entries- miasmático adj (having the nature of miasma)
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