OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 29202

ichor

/ˈaɪkɔː/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
icor
The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.
He [Saint Peter] potter'd with his keys at a great rate, / And sweated through his apostolic skin: / Of course his perspiration was but ichor, / Or some such other spiritual liquor…
icor
A fetid, watery discharge from a sore; pus.
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