with showy
spikes of variously colored flowers.

Vichy water
Sparkling mineral water from springs at Vichy, France or water similar
to it.

vis-a-vis
One that is face to face with or opposite to another.

vitiate
Reduce the value; impair the quality; corrupt morally; debase; make
ineffective; invalidate.

voile
Light, plain-weave, sheer fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool used
for dresses and curtains.

wahoo
Shrubby North American tree of the genus Euonymus (E. atropurpureus)
having a root bark with cathartic properties.

Waldorf salad
Diced raw apples, celery, and walnuts mixed with mayonnaise.

wen
Harmless cyst, usually on the scalp or face, containing the fatty
secretion of a sebaceous gland.

whortleberry
Two deciduous shrubs, Vaccinium myrtillus, of Eurasia, or V. corymbosum,
of eastern North America, having edible blackish berries.

wontedness
Being accustomed.

yarrow
Plants of the genus Achillea, especially A. millefolium, native to
Eurasia. Also called achillea, milfoil.

yellow fever (yellow jack)
Infectious tropical disease caused by an arbovirus transmitted by
mosquitoes of the genera Aedes, especially A. aegypti, and Haemagogus;
it causes high fever, jaundice, and gastrointestinal hemorrhaging.

yerba reuma
A low California undershrub (Frankenia grandifolia).

Zingiber
Tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger.

zwieback
Sweetened bread baked as a loaf and then sliced and toasted.

The following table is copied from page 636.

20 grains equal 1 scruple
3 scruples " 1 dram
8 drams " 1 ounce
12 ounces " 1 pound

The pound is the same as the pound Troy. Medicines are bought and sold in
quantities by Avoirdupois Weight.

1 grain equals 1 drop or 1 minim
60 grains or drops " 1 teaspoonful
1 teaspoonful " 1 fluid dram
8 drams (or 8 teaspoonfuls) make " 1 fluid ounce
2 tablespoonfuls make " 1 fluid ounce
1/2 fluid ounce is a " tablespoonful
2 fluid ounces is a " wineglassful
4 fluid ounces is a " teacupful
6 fluid ounces is a " coffee cup
16 ounces (dry or solid) is a " pound
20 fluid ounces is a " pint

The remaining tables are copied from contempor