in pharmacy, a form of medicine, contrived to preserve the flowers, herbs, roots, pills, or fruits, of several simples, as near as possible to what they are when fresh gathered.

Conerves are made by beating up the thing to be preserved, with sugar, viz. a triple quantity thereof to those that are most moist, and a double quantity to those that are least so.

CONSIGNATION of money; see Scots Law, title, Obligations and contracts in general: Of redemption-money; see title, Redeemable rights.