- present tense form of fleet (3rd person singular).
fleets
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It is useful in the diab�tes by exciting the absorbents of the bladder into their natural action; and combined with resin is esteemed in the fluor albus, and in gleets.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
These are also much recommended in gleets, and in fluor albus, perhaps more than they deserve; they give a violet smell to the urine, and hence probably increase the secretion of it.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
D.—This is used internally in dropsies, obstinate gleets, and leucorrhoea.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William