See Also: ribbon arch(medicine)
ribbon arch appliance(medicine)
Quicksilver(medicine)
quicksilver(dictionary)
quicksilver(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Ribbon(medicine)
ribbon(1)(dictionary)
ribbon(2)(dictionary)
Hit the ribbon(money)

ribbon arch appliance (medicine) and quicksilver (iou)


ribbon arch appliance (medicine)


ribbon arch appliance


An appliance consisting of a rectangular wire inserted into a specially designed bracket attached to the labial and buccal surfaces of the teeth.


quicksilver (iou)



quicksilver noun, adjective, & verb. OE.
[from QUICK adjective + SILVER noun.]
A. noun. The liquid metal mercury. OE.
fig.: Sir W. Scott Thou hast quicksilver in the veins of thee to a certainty.
b. attrib. or as adjective.
Of, pertaining to, or containing quicksilver. M16.
Resembling quicksilver in motion etc.; rapid, unpredictable. M17.
K. Douglas Kew Tinker's quicksilver dash and brilliance in action.
C. verb. Treat, imbue, or mix (as) with quicksilver, esp. coat (a mirror-glass) with an amalgam of tin. Earliest as quicksilvered ppl adjective. L16.
quicksilvery adjective resembling quicksilver E17.