"Musk" is a word in ENGLISH
The musk deer. See Musk deer (below).
To perfume with musk.
A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the
consistence of honey, obtained from a bag being behind the navel of the
male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter taste, but is specially
remarkable for its powerful and enduring odor. It is used in medicine
as a stimulant antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of
various other animals, having a similar odor.
The musk plant (Mimulus moschatus).
A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.
A plant of the genus Erodium (E. moschatum); -- called also
musky heron's-bill.
The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat similar.
The values we rightly associate with the modern age - the "liberty, equality, and fraternity" of the French revolution - are all endangered today not by the dead hand of tradition but by modernity itself, and they can be salvaged only by moving beyond it.
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An evergreen shrub (Hibiscus -- formerly Abelmoschus -- moschatus), of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose musky …
Read the complete definitionSeed of the Hibiscus abelmoschus, somewhat resembling millet, brought from Egypt and the West Indies, and having a flavor like …
Read the complete definitionA small quadruped of Bengal (Paradoxurus bondar), allied to the genet; -- called also musk cat.
Read the complete definitionA small West African chevrotain (Hyaemoschus aquaticus), resembling the musk deer.
Read the complete definitionA small ruminant of the family Tragulidae a allied to the musk deer. It inhabits Africa and the East Indies. …
Read the complete definitionminyak, minyat n k. o. small musk shrew.
Read the complete definitionA plant of the genus Adoxa (A. moschatellina), the flowers of which are pale green, and have a faint musky …
Read the complete definitionOf or pertaining to Moschus, a genus including the musk deer.
Read the complete definitionA duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is …
Read the complete definitionThe quality or state of being musky; the scent of musk.
Read the complete definitionA North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent (Fiber zibethicus). It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, …
Read the complete definitionThe musk shrew.
Read the complete definitionHaving an odor of musk, or somewhat the like.
Read the complete definitionA very small chevrotain (Tragulus Javanicus), native of Java. It is about the size of a hare, and is noted …
Read the complete definitionA hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener, Noisette, of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose and …
Read the complete definitionThat which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, …
Read the complete definitionTo affect the olfactory nerves; to have an odor or scent; -- often followed by of; as, to smell of …
Read the complete definitionThe musk shrew. See under Musk.
Read the complete definitionThe musk turtle, or musk tortoise. See under Musk.
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