单词 | musk bag |
释义 | musk bagn. 1. The pouch or gland which produces musk in the male musk deer and other animals. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > scent-gland > containing musk cod1577 musk-cod1583 musk bag1681 musk bladder1681 musk gland1827 musk-pouch1834 musk sac1840 musk pod1846 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Moschus (musk-deer) > musk > sac containing cod1577 musk-cod1583 musk bag1681 musk bladder1681 musk gland1827 musk-pouch1834 musk sac1840 musk pod1846 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. ii. ii. 22 The Musk Bladder or Bag is about three inches long. 1683 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 13 378 The Gazella or Musk Deer has his Musk-bag on the belly near the Umbilicus. 1853 Sci. Amer. 21 May 288/3 A single musk-bag usually contains from 2 to 3 drachms. 1877 Encycl. Brit. VII. 25/1 The Musk Deer..differs from the true deer in the absence of horns, and in the presence of the musk-bag. 1984 D. Macdonald Encycl. Mammals II. 518/2 The most notable, and unique, feature [of musk deer] is the musk bag or pod which develops when the male has reached sexual maturity. 2. A small bag containing musk and other perfumes. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > perfume making > [noun] > container musk ball1423 puff1436 casting-glass1544 perfuming pan1558 perfumer1591 pouncet-box1598 perfumier1601 sweet-bag1615 casting-bottle1638 perfuming pota1650 musk bag1687 smelling-bottle1722 scent-bottle1765 scent box1777 vinaigrette1811 scent jar1813 scent bag1816 scent ball1832 pouncet1843 scent casket1845 pot-pourri jar1848 cassolette1851 scent sachet1856 scent spray1858 lavender drawer1863 lavender bag1865 odorator1890 pot-pourri bowl1904 lavender sachet1938 1687 J. Shirley Accomplished Ladies Rich Closet of Rarities viii. 68 To make Musk-bags to lay amongst your Cloaths. Take the flowers of Lavender-cotton six ounces [etc.]..dry them and beat them to Powder, and lay them in a bag wherein Musk has been. 1825 M. Brooks Zophiel 31 Those locks, each curl of which is worth a hundred musk-bags of China. 1892 E. Arnold Potiphar's Wife 64 Heavy swing her long silk sleeves With cakes, love-letters..Small change, musk-bag, and writing-leaves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1681 |
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