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Definition of Limbec
1. n. An alembic; a still.
2. v. t. To distill.
Definition of Limbec
1. an old distilling apparatus [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Limbec
Literary usage of Limbec
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Thomas Marc Parrott (1904)
"63. chamberlains, grooms of the chamber, attendants. 64. wassail, revelry. 64.
convince, overpower. 66. receipt, receptacle. 67. limbec, alembic, distilling ..."
2. The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart by John Milton, John Mitford, Walter Scott (1850)
"How would the Doctor profess to pronounce his line ? Fenton reads,' or the twelve
that shone.' 8o5 limbec] See Sylvester's Du Bartas, p. 85. ..."
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