Lewis & Short

† tē̆trăpharmăcum, i, n., = τετραφάρμακον.

  1. I. A plaster composed of four ingredients, Veg. Vet. 4, 28 med. (in Cels. 5, 19, 9; 5, 26, 35, and Scrib. Comp. 211, written as Greek).
  2. II. A mess of four kinds of food, Spart. Hadr. 21; Ael. Ver. 5; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 30.