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Webster 1913 Edition
Penicil
Pen′i-cil
(pĕn′ĭ-sĭl)
, Noun.
[L.
penicillum
, penicillus
, a painter’s brush, a roil of lint, a tent for wounds.] (mented.)
A tent or pledget for wounds or ulcers.
Webster 1828 Edition
Penicil
PEN'ICIL
,Noun.
1.
Among physicians, a tent or pledget for wounds or ulcers.2.
A species of shell.