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Definition of Haemony
1. a plant which could act against magic [n HAEMONIES]
Medical Definition of Haemony
1. A plant described by Milton as "of sovereign use against all enchantments." Origin: L. Haemonia a name of Thessaly, the land of magic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Haemony
Literary usage of Haemony
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Composition and Rhetoric by Alexander Bain (1888)
"haemony OF SOUND AND SENSE. 1. It is possible to make the Sound of tbe language
an echo to the Sense. This is a special and notable instance of the ..."
2. Elements of Harmony by Stephen Albert Emery (1899)
"ELEMENTS OF haemony. LESSON 1. INTERVALS. Degrees refer to lines and spaces —
visible distances. Steps refer to tones and half steps to semitones — audible ..."
3. The Painter, Gilder, and Varnisher's Companion: Containing Rules and (1861)
"haemony OF COLOURS. EVERT one must have observed that certain colours, when
brought together, mutually set each other off to advantage, while others have ..."
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