phthisic

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Volutes, asportation, imbricated, Mnemosyne and phthisic are a few of the others.

From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2015

What you are about, I cannot guess, even from your date;—not dauncing to the sound of the gitourney in the Halls of the Lowthers? one of whom is here, ill, poor thing, with a phthisic.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas

The boatman smiles, Princess Volupine extends A meagre, blue-nailed, phthisic hand To climb the waterstair.

From Poems by Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns)

On the first examination he said he could not account for the statements of his captain and surgeon, unless they arose from a remark he made that he had phthisic when he was small.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 3: Grover Cleveland, First Term by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)

Them was our brag-words, phthisic and asthma was.

From Sonny, a Christmas Guest by Stuart, Ruth McEnery