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Webster 1913 Edition

Orvietan

Orˊvi-e′tan

,
Noun.
[F.
orviétan
: cf. It.
orvietano
. So called because invented at
Orvieto
, in Italy.]
A kind of antidote for poisons; a counter poison formerly in vogue.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Orvietan

ORVIE'TAN

,
Noun.
An antidote or counter poison. [Not used.]

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