a. and sb. [ad. L. calefacient-em, pr. pple. of calefacĕre to make warm, f. calē-re to be warm + facĕre to make.]
A. adj. Producing warmth.
B. sb. Med. A medical agent that produces warmth or a sense of heat.
1661. Lovell, Hist. Anim. & Min., 418. It’s cured … by … calefacients.
1881. in Syd. Soc. Lex.
1885. Ld. Bramwell, in 19th Cent., June, 1027. Galen … says: ‘Old age is cold and dry, and is to be corrected by calefacients.’
