Definition of Palliatives

1. Noun. (plural of palliative) ¹

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Definition of Palliatives

1. palliative [n] - See also: palliative

Lexicographical Neighbors of Palliatives

palliards
palliate
palliated
palliates
palliating
palliation
palliations
palliative
palliative care
palliative care physician
palliative therapy
palliative treatment
palliatively
palliatives (current term)
palliator
palliators
palliatory
pallid
pallid bat
pallidal
pallidal syndrome
pallidectomies
pallidectomy
pallider
pallidest
pallidities
pallidity
pallidly

Literary usage of Palliatives

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Monopolies and the People by Charles Whiting Baker (1889)
"But they are very. important palliatives. They are certainly of inestimable value in the ... The first of these palliatives has a purely selfish origin. ..."

2. American Highway Engineers' Handbook by Arthur Horace Blanchard (1919)
"The Determination of the Necessity for and the Advisability of Using Dust palliatives depends upon the type and condition of the roads, the character and ..."

3. American Highway Engineers' Handbook by Arthur Horace Blanchard (1919)
"SECTION 13 DUST PREVENTION BY THE USE OF palliatives BY JOHN R. ... the proper and systematic cleaning of the roadway surfaces and the use of palliatives. ..."

4. The Works of Hannah More by Hannah More (1835)
"... a conscience nut laid asleep by neglect, or quieted by palliatives, they would find, that, were the daily omissions alone, whether in prayer or conduct, ..."

5. The Socialist Movement by James Ramsay MacDonald (1911)
"palliatives. From the Socialist standpoint, Democracy is both an end in itself and a means to other ends, for, whilst the Socialist regards the Democratic ..."

6. The Socialist Movement by James Ramsay MacDonald (1911)
"palliatives. From the Socialist standpoint:, Democracy is both an end in itself and a means to other ends, for, whilst the Socialist regards the Democratic ..."

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