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Definition of ambergris in English: ambergrisnounˈambəɡrɪsˈambəɡriːs mass nounA waxy substance that originates as a secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale, found floating in tropical seas and used in perfume manufacture. Example sentencesExamples - He excavates the skull, and finds six handfuls of ambergris.
- It was probably a fatal piece of ambergris that caused his death.
- In the oily water round it we find ambergris and other fine and wonderful things.
- So, I got some sea salt, put it in a dish of blue glass, and anointed the dish with ambergris.
- Apparently the plastic is infused with ambergris.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French ambre gris 'grey amber', as distinct from amber jaune 'yellow amber' (the resin). Definition of ambergris in US English: ambergrisnoun A waxy substance that originates as a secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale, found floating in tropical seas and used in perfume manufacture. Example sentencesExamples - Apparently the plastic is infused with ambergris.
- It was probably a fatal piece of ambergris that caused his death.
- He excavates the skull, and finds six handfuls of ambergris.
- So, I got some sea salt, put it in a dish of blue glass, and anointed the dish with ambergris.
- In the oily water round it we find ambergris and other fine and wonderful things.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French ambre gris ‘gray amber’, as distinct from amber jaune ‘yellow amber’ (the resin). |