myrrhic
Syllables: myrrh·ic/ˈmɜːɹik/US/ˈmɜɹik/
myrrhic adjective: of, related to, or derived from myrrh.
Adjective
myrrhic (not comparable)
- Of, related to, or derived from myrrh.
- Corpses, treatment of.—A solution of myrrhic resin is obtained by treating powdered myrrh […]1898, “6306. Thompson, W. P. [Flügge, R.]. April 13.”, in Patents for Inventions: Abridgments of Specifications. Class 76. Leather, including Treatment of Hides and Skins, London: Patent Office...
- Having a pleasant fragrance; aromatic.
- All the fragrances of dew, O angel, are there, / The myrrhic rapture of young hair, […]1916, Emanuel Morgan [pseudonym; Witter Bynner], “The Locust-tree”, in Anne Knish [pseudonym; Arthur Davison Ficke]; Emanuel Morgan, Spectra: A Book of Poetic Experiments, New York, N.Y.: Mitchell...
- Above us the avern brooded like a gonfalon; from it there drifted a myrrhic perfume.1980, Gene Wolfe, chapter XXIV, in The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun; 1), New York: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 217
Origin of myrrhic
From myrrh + -ic.
Questions about myrrhic
- What does myrrhic mean?
- Myrrhic means of, related to, or derived from myrrh.
- What part of speech is myrrhic?
- Myrrhic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce myrrhic?
- Myrrhic is pronounced /ˈmɜːɹik/ (UK).
Words near myrrhic in the dictionary
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