dropsical

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Dropsical watchmen have long importuned like unfortunates to avail themselves of some favored herb.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dropsical symptoms appeared in his discolored feet and swollen ankles.

From Louis XIV. Makers of History Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

When he attempts to portray strong emotions, his people do not look as if they felt them; even his Dropsical Woman in the Louvre is dying peacefully and with resignation.

From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Singleton, Esther

At Turin, are several pictures by Douw, the most famous of which is the one just named—the Dropsical Woman, attended by her physician, who is examining an urinal.

From Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) by Spooner, Shearjashub

Dropsical puffing should be prescribed for by a doctor.

From The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 356, October 23, 1886. by Various