See Also: descensory(medicine)

always (oh) and descensory (medicine)


always (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old English; Origin: ealne weg 'all the way']
all the time, at all times, or every time
::Always lock your bicycle to something secure.
::She'd always assumed that Gabriel was a girl's name.
::He hadn't always been a butler.
for a very long time
::I've always wanted to go to Paris.
::John's always been keen on Music.
for ever
::I'll always remember that day.
if someone or something is always doing something, they do it often, especially in an annoying way
::That woman next door's always complaining.
always assuming/supposing (that) sth
BrE used to say that one important fact has to be accepted as true for something else to happen, be true etc
::We'll leave on Tuesday -- always assuming the car's repaired by then.
as always
as is usual or expected
::The truth, as always, is more complicated.
::As always, Deborah was the last to arrive.
can/could always do sth
there's always sth
spoken used to make a polite suggestion
::You could always try ringing again.
::If you can't get it locally, there's always the Internet.
sb always was lucky/untidy etc
used to say you are not surprised by what someone has done because it is typical of them
::You always were a stubborn creature.
::He's a troublemaker! Always was and always will be!
see usage note still 1

descensory (medicine)


descensory


A vessel used in alchemy to extract oils.

Origin: NL. Descensorium: cf. OF. Descensoire. See Descend.

Source: Websters Dictionary