hippocrates sleeve

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hippocrates \Hip*poc"ra*tes\, n.
   A famous Greek physician and medical writer, born in Cos,
   about 460 b. c.
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   {Hippocrates' sleeve}, a conical strainer, made by stitching
      together two adjacent sides of a square piece of cloth,
      esp. flannel of linen.
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