English Dictionary: consound | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Consound \Con"sound\ (-sound), n. [Corrupted fr. F. consoude, fr L. consolida comfrey (so called because supposed to have healing power); con- + solidus solid, consolidare to make solid. Cf. {Comfrey}, {Consolidate}.] (Bot.) A name applied loosely to several plants of different genera, esp. the comfrey. |