ORVIETAN


Meaning of ORVIETAN in English

ˌȯ(r)vēˈāt ə n noun

( -s )

Etymology: French orviétan, from Italian orvietano, from Orvieto, city in central Italy, where it was invented + -ano -an (from Latin -anus )

: a counterpoison formerly in vogue

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