Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.441
Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.441
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1563.—"Anil is not a medicinal substance but an article of trade, so we have no need to speak thereof. . . . The best is pure and clear of earth, and the surest test is to burn it in a candle . . . . others put it in water, and if it floats then they reckon it good."—Garcia, f. 25 v.