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myrrh

[ US /ˈmɝ/ ]
[ UK /mˈɜː/ ]
NOUN
  1. aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume

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  • Season of the Inundation: Sweet, black silt mingled with holy myrrh, melilot, hyssop, spikenard, balsam, cedar, and a hint of melting snow from the Abyssinian hills. Thor's Day
  • It was made of a mixture of roots of zedoary similar to ginger, lovage and peony, parsnip seeds, mistletoe, myrrh, castor oil and dried millipedes steeped in mugwort tea and brandy. Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe
  • Another is a rangy assemblage of vicious thorns, called myrrh, a second gift of the Magi. NYT > Home Page
  • The recipe for theriac varied but usually included vipers' flesh, parts of lizards, honey, plants, and herbs or spices (even ginger, cinnamon, and myrrh).
  • What is all this business about camels and gold and frankincense and myrrh?
  • Other ingredients such as propolis, myrrh, tea tree and echinacea can help slow bacterial growth, strengthen gum tissue and prevent inflammation.
  • Myrrh - adding a hint of bittersweetness, which is very important in a gardenia. Archive 2008-04-01
  • I've also been experimenting with Autumnal incense, using myrrh and dried oak leaves (gathered last Halloween) as a base, and trying out various other ingredients.
  • The best myrrhe is known by little peeces which are not round; and when they grow together, they yeeld a certain whitish liquour which issueth and resolveth from them, and if a man breake them into morsels, it hath white veines resembling men's nails, and in tast is somewhat bitter. Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers
  • Pro 7:17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh , aloes, and cinnamon.
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