What is 5. pl. An old name for hypochondria, or melancholy; the blues. "A fit of vapors." Pope called?
vapor — 5. pl. An old name for hypochondria, or melancholy; the blues. "A fit of vapors." Pope. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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