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...the form of [cucumbers] (150); into whatever form (146); how they may be made beneficial to the stomach (153); preserved in wine-lees (181); in vinegar (183); in brine (185). These initial lines conclude an entry for cucumbers (Latin: cucumis), which preceded "Cucurbita" in the alphabetical index.
Gourd original: "Cucurbita": that it may be born quickly (115); made larger (123, 126); without seed (131); purgative (153); bread made from it (197).
Knife original: "Culter": how it may be made of the hardest tempering (457, 458). Damascene Referring to Damascus steel, famous for its strength and patterned surface. knives: how they are fashioned to imitate waves and spots (434).
Cumin: to make it germinate more joyfully (150); to extract salt from it (402).
Mines original: "Cuniculos"; literally "rabbit burrows," here referring to military tunnels or excavation.: to dig them in level ground against enemies (440); under water against ships (441).
Cypress: to extract oil from cypress wood (379).
Cyan original: "Cyaneam": to fashion a blue-colored gem (250).
Drinking cups original: "Cyathi": of a wondrous shape (577); so that it clings to the mouth of the drinker (487).
Carp original: "Cyprinus": generated from rotting dung (53).

Weak wine: how it may be improved (211).
Dolphin: is attracted by the cithara A stringed instrument similar to a lyre. (493).
Teeth: to strengthen them (314); tooth-cleansing powders (360).
By Day letters may be signaled by powder, and by night by fire (528).
Fingers: to heal hangnails original: "reduuias" (316).
Guests original: "Discumbentes"; those reclining at table.: how we

may play tricks on them (578).
Distillation: what it is and its various types (368); how to correct a foul odor and how to draw out more water (371); distillation by the sun (373).
Pains: to heal "cold" pains (325). In Galenic medicine, "cold" pains were thought to be caused by an excess of the phlegmatic humor.
Dragon herb original: "Draco herba"; likely tarragon or dragonwort.: how it is produced (150).
Flying dragon (621). This likely refers to a type of firework or a kite designed to look like a dragon.
Two-colored enamel: how to fashion it (256, 257).

Drunkenness: to remove it (484, 614); to induce it (483).
Edibles: so that they may be cooked through quickly (469); how they may be prepared without fire (481).
Elements: how they may be separated from metals and herbs (410, 411).
Elephant: to capture one by hand (491).
Elixir: what it is, and how to extract it from things (403, 404).
Swords: the tempering of sword-blades (459).
Ephemera original: "Ephemerus": generated from the air (421). Referring to the short-lived mayfly.
Epimenidean composition for enduring hunger and thirst (202). Named after Epimenides of Crete, a legendary sage said to have lived for decades without food.
Letters original: "Epistolæ": how they may be put inside an egg (512); how they may be hidden in wood or in sweetmeats (515); in animals, in clothes, in a belt, or in the entrails of animals (516); hidden in stones (517); to send them by way of firearms original: "sclopis" (518); how they may be closed and returned without suspicion (526).
Cavalry: how troops of horsemen may be put to flight (439, 440).
Horse: so that it may rage more ardently for mating...