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amadou (medicine) and divisi (iou)


amadou (medicine)


amadou


A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus (Boletus and Polyporus) which grows on old trees; German tinder; punk. It has been employed as a styptic by surgeons, but its common use is as tinder, for which purpose it is prepared by soaking it in a strong solution of niter.

Origin: F. Amadou tinder, prop. Lure, bait, fr. Amadouer to allure, caress, perh. Fr. Icel. Mata to feed, which is akin to E. Meat.

Source: Websters Dictionary


divisi (iou)



divisi adverb, adjective, & noun. [di'vi:si] M18.
[Italian = divided, pl. pa. ppl adjective of dividere divide.]
Music.
A. adverb & adjective. A direction: with a section of players divided into two or more groups each playing a different part. M18.
b. noun. (The use of) divisi playing or scoring. M20.