eau creole

A liquor distilled in Martin i que from the flowers of the Mammee apple, Mammea american a, with spirits of wine. It is very highly esteemed. eau-de-Cologne, s. Phar.: A scent consisting of a solution of volatile oils in alcohol. The composition of the mixture of the oils varies, but they consist chiefly of those extracted from the rind and the flowers of species 3. To go to meals, to take meals. "How is it that he eateth with publicans and sinners?"_ of Citrus. The alcohol must be free from fusel oil, *4. To partake of as food. IMG:content-0735.png:[blocks in formation] "It eats dryly."- Shakesp .: All's Well , i. 1. II. Figuratively : 1. To make way by corrosion; to corrode; to gnaw or wear away; as, Rust eats into iron. "Their word will eat as doth a canker."-1 Tim . ii. 17. 2. To cause consumption or waste. "A prince's court eats too much into the income of a poor state."- Add is on : On Italy. 3. To enter into, as though by corrosion. "The plague of sin has even altered his nature, and eaten into his very e entials."- South . IMG:content-0736.png:[blocks in formation] and the volatile oils pure and free from resin. The solution must not be too strong, and the scents so blended that no individual oil can be detected. eau-de-javelle, s. Phar.: A solution of sodium hypochlorite, NaClO. (Watts: Dict. Chem.)