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hippocrates' sleeve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
hip-pocrates' sleeve
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A conical strainer of fine cloth used in the preparation of hippocras. It can be made by stitching together two adjacent sides of a square piece of cloth.

Inflected Forms

Hippocrates' sleeves (plural) Hippocrates sleeve (alternative)

Synonyms

Hippocratic sleeve

Questions

What does hippocrates' sleeve mean?
A conical strainer of fine cloth used in the preparation of hippocras. It can be made by stitching together two adjacent sides of a square piece of cloth.

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