Obs. [L. fōtus (-n stem) noun of action from fovēre to warm, cherish.] A fomentation.
1586. W. Bailey, Preserv. Eye-sight (1633), 21. If the eyes be ouer dry we humect them by instilling womans milk, or with a fotus of mallowes, holy hocks and violets.
1714. Spect., No. 572, 26 July, ¶ 5. There were Elixirs, Tinctures, the Anodine Fotus, English Pills, Electuaries, and in short, more Remedies than I believe there are Diseases.
