nards

Noun (1)

nard (countable and uncountable, plural nards)

1. A flowering plant of species Nardostachys jatamansi, in the valerian family, that grows in the Himalayas and is used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine.

   Synonyms:

   nardin, muskroot

2. A fragrant oil from the plant, formerly much prized.
   • […]there cam a womã with an alablaſter boxe of oyntment / called narde / that was pure and coſtly / and ſhe brake the boxe ãd powred it on his heed.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Mark xiiij:[3], folio lxvj, recto
3. American spikenard (Aralia racemosa), a North American perennial herb with an aromatic root.

Noun (2)

nard (plural nards)

1. (US, plural-normally, slang) A testicle.
   • The soccer ball hit me right in the nards!

   Synonyms:

   ball, nut

Noun (3)

nard (uncountable)

1. A Persian game similar to backgammon.

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