SANS-CULOTTE
\sˈanzkjˈʊlɒt], \sˈanzkjˈʊlɒt], \s_ˈa_n_z_k_j_ˈʊ_l_ɒ_t]\
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n. [French] A lagged fellow-a name of reproach given in the first French revolution to the extreme republican party, who rejected breeches as an emblem or badge peculiar to the upper classes or aristocracy hence, an extreme or radical republican; a Jacobin.
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].