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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1
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Camphor
CAMPHOR, n. Properly cafor. A solid concrete juice or exudation, from the laurus camphora, or Indian laurel-tree, a large tree growing wild in Borneo, Sumatra, c. It is a whitish translucent substance, of granular or foliated fracture, and somewhat unctuous to the feel. It has a bitterish aromatic taste, and a very fragrant smell, and is a powerful diaphoretic.
CAMPHOR, v.t. To impregnate or wash with camphor.
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Chicago:
Noah Webster Jr., "Camphor," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 14, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GX6PU5JDBD8U7LV.
MLA:
Webster, Noah, Jr. "Camphor." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 14 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GX6PU5JDBD8U7LV.
Harvard:
Webster, N, 'Camphor' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 14 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GX6PU5JDBD8U7LV.
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