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单词 murrhine
释义

murrhine

or mur·rine

[ mur-in, -ahyn ]
/ ˈmɜr ɪn, -aɪn /

adjective

of, relating to, or manufactured of murra.

Origin of murrhine

1570–80; <Latin murr(h)inus, for Greek mourrínē, equivalent to mórr(ia) murra + -inē feminine noun suffix; see -ine1

Words nearby murrhine

Murray cod, murre, murree, murrelet, murrey, murrhine, murrhine glass, Murrow, Murrow, Edward R., Murrumbidgee, Murry
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Example sentences from the Web for murrhine

  • The next claim has been made on behalf of the murrhine vases of the ancients, which are described as cooked in Parthian fires.

    Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876|Charles Wyllys Elliott

British Dictionary definitions for murrhine

murrhine

murrine

/ (ˈmʌraɪn, -ɪn) /

adjective

of or relating to an unknown substance used in ancient Rome to make vases, cups, etc

noun

Also called: murra the substance so used

Word Origin for murrhine

C16: from Latin murr (h) inus belonging to murra
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