ethereous

English

Etymology

Latin aethereus, from Ancient Greek.

Adjective

ethereous (comparative more ethereous, superlative most ethereous)

  1. (obsolete) Formed of ether; ethereal.
    • 1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
      this ethereous mould whereon we stand
  2. (obsolete, chemistry) Of or resembling ether.

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