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Webster 1913 Edition


Theiform

The′i-form

,
Adj.
[NL.
thea
tea, the tea plant +
-form
: cf. F.
théiforme
.]
Having the form of tea.

Definition 2024


theiform

theiform

English

Adjective

theiform (not comparable)

  1. Having the form of tea.
    • 1832, London medical and surgical journal: Volume 1 (page 671)
      A warm theiform drink, taken from a quarter to three quarters of a litre at a dose, increases the pulse from six to twelve beats []
    • 1835, Thomas Roupell Everest, Amos Gerald Hull, A popular view of homoeopathy (page 60)
      All raw vegetable juices, all spices, all essences, all odours, all perfumes, all theiform infusions, all that can by any possibility be supposed to exercise the slightest influence over the organism []