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English
Noun
neroly
- Obsolete spelling of neroli.
, 2nd edition, London:
E. Bell, J. Darby,
,
→OCLC, column 2:
NEROLY, a ſort of Perfume.]
1770, , “On Distilling in General. ”, in The Court and Country Confectioner: Or, The House-keeper’s Guide; , London: Printed for G. Riley, and A. Cooke, ; J. Bell, ; J. Wheble, ; York, Yorkshire: C. Etherington, →OCLC, pages 26 and 27:[page 26] Along with that double orange flower water, the neroly or quinteſſence of orange flowers will come alſo; but as this quinteſſence is the oily part it will ſwim at top; that neroly is firſt of a green colour, but after a few days it turns of a reddiſh one. [...] [page 27] [T]he neroly is ſtill infinitely ſuperior to that double water itſelf, and can admit of no compariſon at all; for half a gill of neroly does more than a quart and more of double water; [...]
1862, Jerry Thomas, Christian Schultz, “424. Orgeat (or Almond) Syrup.”, in How to Mix Drinks, or The Bon-vivant’s Companion, , New York, N.Y.: Dick & Fitzgerald, publishers, , →OCLC, page 223:[P]our in a small portion of the tincture of orange flowers, or the least drop of the essence of neroly, and pass the mixture again through a cloth; [...]
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