myrrh
IPA: mˈɝ
noun
- A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the species Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.
- Synonym of chrism.
- (Scotland) The herb chervil.
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Examples of "myrrh" in Sentences
- The other substance used was myrrh.
- Smyrna is an ancient Greek word for myrrh.
- But myrrh has a different name in Vietnamese.
- Frankincense and myrrh for sale in a Jerusalem market.
- Frankincense and myrrh are for sale in a Jerusalem market.
- Berbera exports sheep, gum arabic, frankincense, and myrrh.
- Foreign trade was based on the export of frankincense and myrrh.
- He also says myrrh was used to fumigate wine jars before bottling.
- He then applied a tincture of powdered myrrh and polished the teeth.
- In Ancient Rome, myrrh was priced at five times higher than frankincense.