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massoy|ˈmæsɔɪ|
Also 8 massay, 9 massoi, mussoey, mussoi, Dicts. missoy.
[a. Malay masūi.]
The bark of an East Indian tree, Cinnamomum Kiamis. Also massoy-bark. massoy-camphor, massoy oil: products obtained from this bark.
1800Asiat. Ann. Reg., Chron. 35/2 Bird's nests, tripangs, massay, agamgar..shall pay 5 per cent. Ibid., Misc. Tracts 74 note, It is much more esteemed than the massoy bark. 1859Times 29 June 9/2 A fragrant aromatic bark, called mussoey. 1860Watts tr. Gmelin's Handbk. Chem. XIV. 380 Oil of Massoy. Ibid. 381 Massoy-camphor. White powder, heavier than water. 1884Encycl. Brit. XVII. 389/2 Massoi bark. |