Hippocrates' sleeve

noun

A conical strainer of fine cloth used in the preparation of hippocras. It can be made by stitching together two adjacent sides of a square piece of cloth.

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Hippocratic sleeve
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Meanings

nounHippocrates' sleeve (plural Hippocrates' sleeves)

plural Hippocrates' sleeves · alternative Hippocrates sleeve

  1. A conical strainer of fine cloth used in the preparation of hippocras. It can be made by stitching together two adjacent sides of a square piece of cloth.

    Synonyms: Hippocratic sleeve

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA conical strainer of fine cloth used in the preparation of hippocras. It can be made by stitching together two adjacent sides of a square piece of cloth.

Similar
Hippocratic sleeve
Also see
hippocratic sleeve
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Hippocrates' sleeve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hippocrates'%20sleeve

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“Hippocrates' sleeve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hippocrates'%20sleeve. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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