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Definition of Bitter aloes
1. Noun. A purgative made from the leaves of aloe.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bitter Aloes
Literary usage of Bitter aloes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"ALOES or bitter aloes. (Aloes, FT. ; Aloe, Ger.) The inspissated juice or extract
of the aloe. The principal varieties found in the market are :— 1. ..."
2. Home Life on an Ostrich Farm by Annie Martin (1891)
"... bitter aloes — Thorny plants—Wacht-cen-Beetje — Ostriches killed by prickly
pear—Finger-poll—Wild tobacco fatal to ostriches—Carelessness of ..."
3. Bookless Lessons for the Teacher-mother by Ella Frances Lynch (1922)
"If no good results after a reasonable time, make a paste of bitter aloes and a
little water and put some of it under his nails. The deterrent taste lasts ..."
4. Mind-reading and Beyond by William Alfred Hovey (1885)
"EG & ME.. Port wine " Between eau de Cologne and beer." 8 ... MG ... R... Do "
Raspberry vinegar." 9 ... EG & ME .. bitter aloes " Horrible and bitter." 10. ..."
5. The Paradise Or Garden of the Holy Fathers: Being Histories of the by Athanasius, Palladius, Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge (1907)
"Do " thou also then put bitter aloes in thy heart, and straightway "the ...
And the brother said unto him, " What kind of bitter aloes is it right for me to ..."
6. A History of the Vegetable Kingdom: Embracing the Physiology of Plants, with by William Rhind (1857)
"bitter aloes are brought chiefly from the island of Socotra, in the Arabian sea,
near the straits of ..."
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