All 4 Uses of
prescribe
in
The House of Mirth
- Over the counter she caught the eye of the clerk who had waited on her before, and slipped the prescription into his hand.†
Chpt 2.10 *
- There could be no question about the prescription: it was a copy of one of Mrs. Hatch's, obligingly furnished by that lady's chemist.†
Chpt 2.10
- The clerk had read the prescription without comment; but in the act of handing out the bottle he paused.†
Chpt 2.10
- That was one of the reasons why she had turned again to Mrs. Hatch's prescription.†
Chpt 2.10
Definition:
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(prescribe) to recommend or require what should be done
or more specifically:
of a medical doctor: to give medical instructions -- such as writing that a patient should take antibiotics