cure : Idioms & Phrases

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brine-cured

  • adjective satellite (used especially of meats) preserved in salt
    salted; brine-cured.
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cure-all

  • noun hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
    catholicon; nostrum; panacea.
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Faith cure

  • noun care provided through prayer and faith in God
    faith healing.
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  • a method or practice of treating diseases by prayer and the exercise of faith in God.
Webster 1913

home-cured

  • adjective satellite cured at home
    • home-cured hams
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Movement cure

  • . (Med.) See Kinesiatrics.
Webster 1913

rest-cure

  • noun rest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc.
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salt-cured

  • adjective satellite (used especially of meats) preserved in salt
    salted; brine-cured.
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smoke-cured

  • adjective satellite (used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
    smoked; smoke-dried.
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water cure

Wa"ter cure`
Definitions
  1. (Med.) Hydropathy.
  2. A hydropathic institution.
Webster 1913