Musk

[mʌsk]

Definition

(noun.) the scent of a greasy glandular secretion from the male musk deer.

(noun.) an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative.

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Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) The musk deer. See Musk deer (below).

(n.) The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat similar.

(n.) The musk plant (Mimulus moschatus).

(n.) A plant of the genus Erodium (E. moschatum); -- called also musky heron's-bill.

(n.) A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.

(v. t.) To perfume with musk.

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Definition

n. a strong perfume obtained from the male musk-deer or the odour thereof: a hornless deer in Tibet and Nepaul yielding musk.—v.t. to perfume with musk.—ns. Musk (bot.) a name given to a number of plants which smell more or less strongly of musk; Musk′-bag -ball a bag ball containing musk as a perfuming sachet; Musk′-cat a civet-cat: a scented effeminate dandy; Musk′-cāv′y a West Indian echimyine rat-like rodent; Musk′-deer a hornless deer native of Central Asia which produces the perfume called musk; Musk′-duck the Muscovy-duck so called from its musky odour; Musk′-gland a skin-pit in mammals producing a secretion with a musky odour esp. in the male musk-deer and male beaver.—adv. Musk′ily.—ns. Musk′iness; Musk′-mall′ow an ornamental species of mallow with faint odour of musk; Musk′-melon the juicy edible fruit of a trailing herb (Cucumis melo) or the plant; Musk′-ox a ruminant of arctic America with long smooth hair its horns meeting in a shield over the forehead exhaling a strong musky smell; Musk′-pear a fragrant variety of pear; Musk′-plum a fragrant kind of plum; Musk′-rat a North American aquatic arvicoline rat-like rodent yielding a valuable fur and secreting in its gland a substance with a musky smell—also Mus′quash; Musk′-rose a fragrant species of rose.—adj. Musk′y having the odour of musk.

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