ALEXANDRINE
\ˌalɪɡzˈandɹiːn], \ˌalɪɡzˈandɹiːn], \ˌa_l_ɪ_ɡ_z_ˈa_n_d_ɹ_iː_n]\
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A rhyming verse of twelve syllables, so called from its use in an old French poem on Alexander the Great.
By Daniel Lyons
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A garlic plaster, invented by Alexander, contemporary of Mesue. Other ancient preparations were called 'Alexandrine;' as the Alexan'dri antid'otus au'rea, used in apoplexy; the Collyr'ium siccum Alexandri'num, or 'Collyrium of King Alexander,' mentioned by Aetius.
By Robley Dunglison
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