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Definition of 'myrrhic'English
Adjective
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Of, related to, or derived from myrrh.
* 1898 , Abridgements of Specifications , page 90 ,
- A solution of myrrhic resin is obtained by treating powdered myrrh.
(poetic) Having a pleasant fragrance; aromatic.
* 1916 , (as Emanuel Morgan), " Opus 45 ", Spectra , Mitchel Kennerley (1916):
- All the fragrances of dew, O angel, are there,
- The myrrhic rapture of young hair,
* 1980 , , 2011, unnumbered page :
- Above us the avern brooded like a gonfalon; from it there drifted a myrrhic perfume.
* 2006 , John Mole, It's All Greek to Me!: A Tale of a Mad Dog and an Englishman, Ruins, Retsina - and Real Geeks , page 316 :
- It reverberates with layer on layer of flavour and aroma, from springtime zephyr at the top of the register to a myrrhic basso profundo .
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Related terms
* myrrh
* myrrhic acid
See also
* myrrhine
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