apothecary's shop
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An apothecary's shop displays rows of glass jars filled with herbs and powders.
Definition
Noun: * A retail establishment, historically and formally, where medicinal drugs are prepared, dispensed, and sold. It is a traditional term for a pharmacy or drugstore, often implying a shop where a pharmacist (apothecary) compounds medicines.
Usage
This term is used to refer specifically to a place of business for a pharmacist. It is a somewhat archaic or formal term in modern English, often evoking a historical or traditional setting.
Examples
- Noun:
- In the 18th century, you would buy remedies from the local apothecary's shop.
- The novel's character worked in an apothecary's shop, mixing herbs and tinctures.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used figuratively to describe a place that seems to contain a wide assortment of items, similar to how old apothecary shops had many jars and bottles.
- Her kitchen was like an apothecary's shop, filled with exotic spices and obscure ingredients.
Variants and Related Words
- Apothecary (noun): The person who owns or works in an apothecary's shop; a pharmacist.
- Pharmacy (noun): The modern, more common term for a place where medicinal drugs are prepared and sold.
- Drugstore (noun): A common term, especially in American English, for a retail shop selling medicines and often other goods.
Synonyms
- Pharmacy
- Chemist's (chiefly British English)
- Drugstore
Related Idioms
- An Aladdin's cave/apothecary's shop of [something]: An idiom used to describe a place filled with a fascinating variety of particular items. This usage highlights the old-fashioned, abundant, and sometimes mysterious nature associated with traditional apothecary shops.
- The old bookstore was an apothecary's shop of forgotten knowledge.
An apothecary's shop displays rows of glass jars filled with herbs and powders.
Noun
- a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold