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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Plural of receptaculum.

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  • Etenim, cuiusmodi gentis publica domicilia esse scribunt, ea sunt tant鵰 in paucis locis, tum magalia, vt opilionum, tum piscatorum cas� et receptacula, eo tantum anni tempore quo piscatur� operam dare, aut propter gregem excubare opus habent.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • Etenim, cuiusmodi gentis publica domicilia esse scribunt, ea sunt tantùm in paucis locis, tum magalia, vt opilionum, tum piscatorum casæ et receptacula, eo tantum anni tempore quo piscaturæ operam dare, aut propter gregem excubare opus habent.

    A briefe commentarie of Island, by Arngrimus Ionas 2003

  • He came attended by two of the mendicant friars of his order, and they carried between them a basket of tolerable size, which, as mine hostess afterwards informed me, with many a tear, went back somewhat heavier than it came, from the load of certain _receptacula_ of that rarer wine which she had had the evening before the indiscreet hospitality to produce.

    Devereux — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • He came attended by two of the mendicant friars of his order, and they carried between them a basket of tolerable size, which, as mine hostess afterwards informed me, with many a tear, went back somewhat heavier than it came, from the load of certain/receptacula/of that rarer wine which she had had the evening before the indiscreet hospitality to produce.

    Devereux — Volume 06 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • Etenim, cuiusmodi gentis publica domicilia esse scribunt, ea sunt tantùm in paucis locis, tum magalia, vt opilionum, tum piscatorum casæ et receptacula, eo tantum anni tempore quo piscaturæ operam dare, aut propter gregem excubare opus habent.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 Richard Hakluyt 1584

  • In ea enim receptacula omnia aqua per venas impulfa, undique exfudat, & perinde ipfum diffolutum in frumenti fpiritu pifcium gluten.

    Elementa physiologiae corporis humani .. 1776

  • Minora receptacula, pariter fuum liquorem recipiunt, & affervant, donecacau - fa aliqua peculiari, neque ad vires humores univerfos in circulum agentes refe - renda caufa, evacuentur.

    Elementa physiologiae corporis humani .. 1776

  • Non rarum eft, eumdem humorem plus femel in folliculos & receptacula de - poni.

    Elementa physiologiae corporis humani .. 1776

  • Porro 1, quoniam CI. adverfarii '(a) natiyum in vitiofa diratata receptacula hu - morem nobis opponunt, non omittere oporfet, nihit omnino' intercedere, fiqui - dem 'fanguis m cellulofa fbatiola fsepiftlme exfudaf, quin perinde in obfti-uclo je - cinore bilis, alioquin penetrabilis, aut ipfa exhalef, aut certe humorem cellulofis cavernulis contentum: fuo; colore vitiet s quo 1 adeo; frequenter & inteftina pingat,

    Elementa physiologiae corporis humani .. 1776

  • In femine omnium plurima receptacula alterneque ampliores duclus natura conjunxit.

    Elementa physiologiae corporis humani .. 1776

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