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muskn. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French musc. Etymology: < Middle French musc (c1256 in Old French) < post-classical Latin muscus (late 4th cent. in sense 1, 5th cent. in sense 2; also in forms moscus (1267 in a British source), moschus (14th cent.), musca ), ultimately (partly via Byzantine Greek μόσχος (6th cent.)) < Middle Persian, Persian mušk mišk ( > Arabic misk > (with Arabic prefixed article) Catalan almesc (13th cent.), Spanish †almizque (c1400), almizcle (1496), Portuguese almíscar (1450 in form almisquere )); Middle Persian, Persian mušk is either < or cognate with Sanskrit muṣka scrotum, testicle, since the musk-bags were thought to resemble these (see note and compare musk-cod n. 1). Compare Spanish musco (1250; now only in sense ‘musk colour’), Old Occitan, Occitan musc (14th cent.), Italian musco (1333, now rare; also muschio (a1460)).In β. forms after Latin; sometimes also found in Middle English with Latin case inflections. In the continental Germanic languages forms < post-classical Latin have in general supplanted competing forms < French, e.g. Dutch muskus (1608 in form muscus; compare Middle Dutch musch, Middle Dutch, early modern Dutch musc), German Moschus (17th cent.; compare early modern German Musch (17th cent.), German †Mosch (18th cent.)), Danish moskus (compare early modern Danish musk); however, compare Old Swedish, Swedish †muskus, Swedish mysk (1751). In the names of plants having a musky odour frequently translating post-classical Latin moschatus. On the suggestion that Persian mušk was borrowed < Sanskrit muṣka, see H. Yule and A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson (1886) at cited word; however it now seems equally plausible that the two words represent inherited cognates within Indo-Iranian. On the semantic development see further J. T. Katz in Historische Sprachforschung (1998) 111 76–7. 1. the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > scent-gland > musk the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > antispasmodic or anticonvulsant > animal or plant-derived the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [noun] > stimulant > specific the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Moschus (musk-deer) > musk 1394 in J. Raine (1836) I. 203 (MED) Unam pixidem de argento cum muske. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus (BL Add.) f. 217 Of box beþ boxes y-made to kepe Inne musk and oþer spicery. a1400 tr. Lanfranc (Ashm.) (1894) 199 (MED) If his herte quake, þan ȝeue him tiriaca maior wiþ a litil musco [L. musto] ouþer hoot wijn. ?a1425 f. 196v (MED) Musk is þe moistnesse of postummes off certeyne bestis. a1550 G. Ripley f. 61v Muske in pigmentes and other spices mo. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria iii. iv. f. 108v They lefte a very sweete sauour behynde them sweeter then muske. 1589 W. Wren in R. Hakluyt 144 The Negros answered againe, they had cyuet, muske, gold and graines. 1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye II. 120 But nowe they must haue muskes and perfumes. 1620 J. Mason 4 And a small beast like a Ferret whose excrement is Muske. 1656 J. Smith 47 Hares runnet, and a little Musch. 1710 R. Steele No. 103. ⁋15 Perfumed so strongly with Musk that I was almost overcome with the Scent. 1753 Oct. 481 A mouchoir with musk his spirits to chear. 1799 W. Yonge in T. Beddoes 292 With mosch and valerian in larger doses. 1843 tr. A. L. L. de Custine I. 125 This perfumed Cerberus, for he scented of musk at the distance of a league, released us. 1864 C. Dickens (1865) I. i. xv. 135 A grain of musk will scent a drawer for many years. 1870 J. Yeats (1872) iii. 278 Musk is known in commerce under two forms—as Tonquin or Thibet musk, which is the most valuable, and Siberian, Kabardinian, or Russian musk, of inferior quality. 1910 J. Addams xiv. 318 Deep-sea creatures were expelled to the surface, among them an enormous white serpent, blind and smelling of musk. 1961 P. Marshall (1962) 27 The desperation rising from him like a musk filled her with pity. 1992 Jan. 23/1 Badgers smell musky,..they habitually deposit tiny amounts of musk, a smelly fluid secreted from a gland near the anus, to mark the home territory. the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > specifically ?a1425 f. 153v (MED) Þe crummes of brede soþen in wyne & meddelde wiþ þe muske of trees soþen in þe same wyne heleþ euerye ranclynge. 1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in 137 Animall-musk, seems to excell the vegetable.] 1840 J. Pereira ii. 1397 I have seen several artificial pods of musk which have been imported from Canton. T. W. C. Martius..calls this artificial kind Wampo musk. 1840 XVI. 27/2 An artificial musk is sometimes made with nitric acid and oil of amber. 1891 60 1464 The artificial musk..was regarded as trinitroisobutyltoluene. 1947 (ed. 4) VIII. 254/1 Artificial musks are sometimes adulterated, usually with acetanilide. 1997 40 264 Nitroaromatic musks, including musk ketone.., are chemicals used as perfume ingredients in household products, cosmetics, and toiletries. the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant smell 1855 Ld. Tennyson Maud xxii. i, in 67 And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad, And the musk of the roses blown. 1968 T. Roethke 14 The late peach yields a subtle musk. the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Moschus (musk-deer) the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Bovinae (bovine) > [noun] > ovibos moschatus (musk-ox) a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Trial of Fox l. 918 in (1981) 39 The marmisset the mowdewart... The musk, the lytill mous [etc.]. 1611 J. Florio at Lattitio A kind of Muske or Ziuet-cat. 1771 T. Pennant 59 Indian Musk... Meminna... Inhabits Ceylon. 1781 T. Pennant I. 112 Tibet Musk, of the form of a roebuck. 1801 G. Shaw II. ii. 254 Pygmy Musk. Moschus Pygmæus... It is a native of many parts of the East Indies [etc.]. 1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier (new ed.) I. 166 The other Musks have no musk-pouch. 1843 J. E. Gray 172 The Kabarga or Siberian Musk. 1879 E. P. Wright 155 In the musk the fur is thick and elastic, fit for a cold country. The males have an odoriferous gland in the middle of their abdomen. 3. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > pear > other types of the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > apple > eating-apple > types of 1708 J. Philips i. 31 But how with equal Numbers shall we match The Musk's surpassing Worth! 1731 P. Miller I. at Pyrus Orange Musquée, i.e. The Orange Musk. 1736 ii. iii. 315 Pears..Musk Blanquette,..Orange Musk,..Jargonelle [etc.]. 1786 J. Abercrombie Arrangem. Plants 11 in [Pears] Little musk. 1798 T. Jones (1951) 126 A large basket of fruit, as Grapes, Peaches, Musk & Water Melons &c. the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Malvaceae (mallows and allies) > [noun] the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > geranium and allied flowers > allied flowers the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > hyacinth and allied flowers > grape-hyacinth or tassel-hyacinth 1728 R. Bradley at Geranium The Geranium Moscatum, which is generally call'd Musk in the Gardens, from the fine Perfume in its Leaves. 1731 P. Miller I. at Geranium The 16th Sort [sc. Musked Crane's-bill] is preserved in many Gardens, for the sweet Scent its Leaves afford when rubb'd between the Fingers, which occasion'd its being called Musk, or Muscovy. 1786 J. Abercrombie Arrangem. Plants 74/1 in (Muscaria) or musk hyacinth. Blue musk. Ash coloured musk. Purple musk. 1820 J. Keats Isabella in 54 Close in a bower of hyacinth and musk. 1837 T. Rivers 86 The Blush Musk, or Fraser's Musk, or Rosa Fraserii, is not quite a pure Musk Rose. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore II. 767/1 Musk, Mimulus moschatus; also Erodium moschatum. 1936 N. L. Britton & A. Brown (ed. 2) II. 515 Malva moschata L. Musk Mallow. Musk-plant, Musk... In waste places and along roadsides. 1976 S. M. Gault 193/2 A vigorous shrub rose, possibly the most popular of the Pemberton Musks. 1995 Mar. 89/3 His fascination for Gallicas, Damasks, Centifolias, Bourbons, Hybrid Musks and the like applies not only to the summer months when they are in flower. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible nuts or nut-trees > [noun] > other nuts 1827 H. Hellver 5 July Thickly wooded with musk and Dogwood. 1867 Dec. 248 The musk, with its rich green leaves lined with downy white. 1886 XX. 174/1 Their [sc. the Queenslander's] red cedar is the Cedrela Goona;..ebony, the Malba; musk, the Marlea [etc.]. 1973 D. Wolfe 195 A dense under-forest of blackwoods, hazel, musk and other mountain species struggled towards the dim light above. 1985 (Tasmania National Parks & Wildlife Service) Beneath the towering gums, native musk (Olearia argophylla) and the occasional myrtle (Nothofagus cunninghamii) grow, forming a ‘mixed forest’. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > foxglove and allied flowers > allied flowers 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore II. 767/1 Musk, Mimulus moschatus. 1900 W. Robinson (ed. 8) 666/2 The common Musk (M. moschatus) is hardy and enduring, and is worth a corner in heavy or wet soil. 1945 J. W. Matthews (ed. 4) 21 Mimulus (Musk, or Monkey Flower)... The famous mimulus which was so cherished for its fragrant scent is M. moschatus, a creeping musk with yellow flowers and downy leaves. Several years ago this musk suddenly and completely lost its scent. 1971 N. E. Hickin (1972) 74 Musk, Mimulus moschatus... This is the species that once possessed the smell of musk, but no longer does. 1980 R. Mabey ii. 86 At the foot of the gulley..was a fen of sorts, and here the monkey flower merged with sedges..and, extraordinarily, with another escaped North American Mimulus, wild musk. Compounds C1. a. General attributive. 1676 (Royal Soc.) 11 Index Mogollian [sic] Animals... The Musk-animal; the Bezoar-animal; the Porcupin-stone. 1753 (Royal Soc.) 47 321 We have not yet had the good fortune here at Pekin to see an accurate figure of the male musk animal. 1936 10 Jan. (Suppl.) 7/2 ‘Muscone,’ which if made from the rare musk animal would cost $40,000 a pound. 1678 J. Phillips tr. J.-B. Tavernier Indian Trav. ii. xxii. 153 in tr. J.-B. Tavernier Fearing that the cheats and adulterations of Musk would spoil the Musk-Trade. b. 1859 G. Meredith I. xii. 180 The farmer pointed at some musk-pots in the window. 1887 ‘M. Field’ Cup of Water ii. ii, in 144 I put my musk-pot in the window-sill. C2. With the sense ‘flavoured or scented with musk’. a. 1687 J. Shirley viii. 70 To make Musk-Cakes. Take half a pound of red Roses,..add four grains of Musk: mix them well to a thickness, make them into Cakes, and dry them in the Sun. 1704 ‘R. G.’ 154 Curious Civet, or Musk-Cakes, to lay amongst Cloths, or for Ladies to carry in their Bosoms. 1569 Chamberlains' Accts. in J. Webb (1996) 92 For muske comfettes viijd. 1612 Bk. Customs & Valuation in A. Halyburton (1867) 312 Sugar ambergrece musk confeit the pund, xli. 1662 M. W. Marriage Broaker i. ii. 8 in Tis above my skill to know, who at Fifteen do make maid's water, and who not;..who eat Musk comfits when they kisse [etc.]. 1638 R. Baker tr. J. L. G. de Balzac III. 55 For I have not yet medled with any of the Musque fruits [Fr. muscats], which I hope you shall eate. 1775 J. Ash Musk julep... A julep in which there is an infusion of musk. 1788 W. Buchan (ed. 10) 747 Cordial Julep..Expectorating Julep..Musk Julep. 1895 15 Sept. 702/2 Musk Lozenges per box, 0/9. a1643 W. Cartwright Siedge iv. v, in (1651) sig. K8 I've..Kept Musk-plums in my Mouth continually. 1723 J. Nott sig. H8v Sweeten with Sugar that has Musk Plumbs ground in it. 1696 W. Salmon (ed. 2) Musk-Sugar, to Make. b. 1918 J. Joyce Ulysses Telemachus in Mar. 10 Phantasmal mirth, folded away: musk perfumed. 1671 (Royal Soc.) 6 3002 Another Musk-sented Insect. 1863 May 593/1 Rows in Bowery dance-houses, waltzes with musk-scented fine ladies. 1990 Aug. 80/1 He has a small thicket of handsome musk-scented daturas, sanguinea and cornigera. C3. In various names for the organ which produces musk in a musk deer or other mammal. Cf. musk bag n. 1. the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > scent-gland > containing musk the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Moschus (musk-deer) > musk > sac containing 1681 N. Grew i. ii. ii. 22 The Musk Bladder or Bag is about three inches long. 1858 Apr. 729/2 Nor has any man inhaled from the musk-bladder of the merchant..that sweet air which I am permitted to breathe every hour of the day. the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > scent-gland > containing musk the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Moschus (musk-deer) > musk > sac containing 1827 (Royal Soc.) 117 138 A view of the under part of the lower jaw and throat of the alligator, showing the openings of the musk glands. 1871 H. A. Nicholson (rev. ed.) lxxvii. 562 The musk-gland is wanting in the Napu (Moschus Javanicus) of Java. 1981 T. C. Boyle (1983) i. 12 The musk gland of the civet cat prevented yaws and leprosy. the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > scent-gland > containing musk the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Moschus (musk-deer) > musk > sac containing 1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier (new ed.) I. 166 The other Musks have no musk-pouch [Fr. bourse à musc]. 1846 G. A. McCall (1868) 440 The Mexican wild boar, the Peccary,..has no tail, and it has a musk-pouch on the after-part of the back, which exudes a strong smell of musk. the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > scent-gland > containing musk the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Moschus (musk-deer) > musk > sac containing 1840 J. Pereira ii. 1395 The musk sac is of an oval form [etc.]. 1908 38 199 A deer's musk-sac, in which the musk has been replaced by a mixture of medicines. C4. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > pear > other types of the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > apple > eating-apple > types of 1611 R. Cotgrave at Muscadelle Pomme muscadelle, a Muske apple. 1611 R. Cotgrave at Muscadelle Muscateline, the Muske Peare; the smallest, sweetest, and soonest ripe of all other Peares. 1629 J. Parkinson 583 The Muske Nectorin..both smelleth and eateth as if the fruit were steeped in Muske. 1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 72 in Man Peach..Musk Peach [etc.]. 1786 J. Abercrombie Arrangem. Plants 12 in Principal Varieties [of Pears],..Musk blanquette,..Musk robine. 1875 R. Hogg (ed. 4) 485 [Pears]. Musk Drone. See Bourdon Musqué. 1958 G. S. Graham 137 Melons, pumpkins, ochros, a species of musk cherry, and many kinds of peppers. the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Bovinae (bovine) > [noun] > ovibos moschatus (musk-ox) 1784 T. Pennant I. Pl. vii Musk Bull and Cow. 1791 A. McKenzie Let. 2 Mar. in R. McKenzie Reminisc. 36 in L. R. Masson (1889) 1st Ser. Keep for me one of the small musk buffalo horns in its natural state. 1823 Ld. Byron lxxxii. 46 Where the musk-bull browses. 1836 G. Back xii. 435 Three or four musk-bulls were seen grazing singly and apart. 1870 16 June 120/1 It possessed..larmiers beneath the orbit as in the Cervidae and the musk-sheep. 1876 C. H. Davis 126 A long hunt for musk-cattle. 1883 Sept. 677/1 The range of musk-cattle is quite extensive. 1892 J. Fiske 28 May (1940) 609 Saw a magnificent specimen of the musk-sheep, the animal so important in tracing the wanderings of the glacial cave men, you know. 1910 40 244 The Arctic mammalia are represented by the musk sheep, the most Arctic of all. 1972 E. R. Burroughs 18 Ibex and musk-sheep fell before my good old revolver, so that I lacked not for food. C5. a. In the names of plants having a musky odour (often translating the scientific Latin epithet moschatus). the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > pinks or carnations 1866 M. Arnold Thyrsis vii, in Apr. 450 Soon will the musk carnations break and swell. 1885 Nov. 35/2 Ablaze with old-time blossoms, heavy crimson roses, homely sweet-william and gaudy marigold, stocks and the musk carnation. 1901 W. L. Jepson 247 E[rodium] moschatum..Musk clover. 1907 M. E. Parsons (rev. ed.) 200 It is also a valuable forage plant, and is commonly known as..‘musk clover’. 1976 (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 443 [Erodium] moschatum..White-stemmed filaree, musk clover. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > geranium and allied flowers > allied flowers > stork's bill 1640 J. Parkinson v. cviii. 708 The Muske or sweet smelling Cranes bill hath divers long, winged darke greene leaves lying upon the ground. 1640 J. Parkinson v. cviii. 708 Geranium moschatum inodorum. Vnsavory Muske Cranesbill. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau xxiv. 340 Very like this is Musk Cranesbill..easily known by its musky odour. the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Caprifoliaceae family or plant > [noun] > moschatel 1855 A. Pratt III. 91 Tuberous Moschatell... It has several rustic names, as..Hollow-root, and Musk-Crowfoot. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > foxglove and allied flowers > allied flowers 1835 E. S. Wortley 72 The storm-crash, or the breathlessness of thy moonlighted shore..would pierce a muskflower's scented core. 1908 L. M. Montgomery xii. 121 There were..daffodils, and..scarlet lightning that shot its fiery lances over prim white musk-flowers. 1976 (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 735/1 [Mimulus] moschatus... Musk plant, musk flower. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > geranium and allied flowers > allied flowers 1845–50 A. H. Lincoln (new ed.) App. 101/2 Erodium moschatum, (musk geranium). the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > pinks or carnations 1607 E. Topsell 554 There be diuers Hearbs which smell sweete like muske, as Angelica, Dorsis, Muske-Giliflowers. 1607 E. Topsell 554 There be diuers Hearbs which smell sweete like muske, as..Muske-Grapes. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > hyacinth and allied flowers > grape-hyacinth or tassel-hyacinth 1598 J. Florio Muske grape floure [s] . 1731 P. Miller I. at Muscari Musk-Hyacinth or Grape-flower. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > hyacinth and allied flowers > grape-hyacinth or tassel-hyacinth 1629 J. Parkinson xi. 112 Muske Iacinth. 1731 P. Miller I Muscari, Musk-Hyacinth or Grape-flower, of a worn-out purple-greenish Colour. 1976 (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 747/1 [Muscari] racemosum..Musk hyacinth..fls. musk-scented, purplish, aging to yellowish or brownish. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > fragrant plants or plants used in perfumery > [noun] > musk-plant or -seed 1688 R. Holme ii. iii. 53/1 The Aegyptian Musk Mallow Leaf is thus engraled, and so is the red berried Arrache. a1726 H. Barham (1794) 107 Musk mallow... Its leaf is like the okra... The seed of this plant smells as fine as any musk. 1771 J. Robertson Jrnl. 7 June in D. M. Henderson & J. H. Dickson (1994) vi. 155 On the outside of the garden at Abergaldie I saw the Sweet Cicely or Myrrh, Musk-mallow,..and Jack by the Hedge. 1820 R. Hooper (ed. 4) 419/1 Abelmoschus. Granum moschi... The seeds of a plant called the musk-mallow, which have the flavour of musk. 1995 Summer 34 Meadowsweet, musk mallow and meadow vetchling grow among the grasses. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > fragrant plants or plants used in perfumery > [noun] > musk-plant or -seed 1756 P. Browne ii. ii. 285 The Musk Okro. The seeds of this plant..have a strong and perfect smell of musk. 1836 J. C. Loudon (rev. ed.) 586/1 Abelmoschus W. Musk Okro... H. Abelmoschus..has large seeds of a very musky odor. 1926 W. Fawcett & A. B. Rendle V. 142 Musk Ochra, Musk Seed, Wild Ochra. Naturalized and cultivated. 1965 52 515 Musk okra, cultivated in the Old World as a fiber plant and for its musk-scented seeds. 1925 C. B. Tahourdin 57 The Musk Orchid. (Herminium monorchis.)... The flowers are a pale yellow green, and are very sweetly scented. 1989 G. Young (BBONT) 72 Some [chalkland plants] to look for are common rock-rose..wild thyme..the rare musk orchid..and squinancywort. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > orchids 1670 J. Ray 227 Orchis pusilla..odorata moschata, sive Monorchis C.B. The sweet yellow or musk Orchis. In the Chalk-pit close at Cherry-hinton. 1796 W. Withering (ed. 3) 36 O[phrys] Monorchis..Musk Orchis, or Twayblade. Barren pastures in a calcareous soil. 1887 F. H. Arnold 80 Herminium monorchis, Br. Green Musk Orchis... Slopes of the Downs. 1922 H. S. Salt vi. 55 The musk orchis, a still smaller species which grows in several places where the northern face of the Downs is intersected..by deep-cut tracks. 1706 (new ed.) Musk-scabious, a kind of Herb. 1745 (Royal Soc.) 43 185 The Seed of the Musk Scabious..for its Shape and Structure, is amazing. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > fragrant plants or plants used in perfumery > [noun] > musk-plant or -seed 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. I. 15 This Plant grows likewise in Egypt, where it is called Musk-seed [Fr. Mosc]. 1727–51 E. Chambers Amber-seed or Musk-seed..gives a grateful scent to the breath. 1873 (at cited word) The musk-seed brought from the island of Martinico is accounted better than any other. 1926 W. Fawcett & A. B. Rendle V. 142 Musk Ochra, Musk Seed... Naturalized and cultivated. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > geranium and allied flowers > allied flowers > stork's bill 1853 C. A. Johns I. 127 E[rodium] moschatum (Musk Stork's-bill)... Whole plant..emitting when handled a strong scent of musk. 1971 R. S. R. Fitter 85 Musk Storksbill, E[rodium] moschatum..with simply pinnate leaves and a musky smell when crushed, is local on the W. Coast from Devon to Lancashire. b. In the names of animals having, or reputed to have, a musky odour. the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant > unspecified types 1671 Lyster in (Royal Soc.) 6 3002 A Musk-Ant..observed by me. 1753 Suppl. Musk-Ant, the name given by Lister and Ray, to a peculiar species of ant, which is of the number of the perfumed insects... Phil. Trans. No. 76 [where the term does not occur]. the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Myomorpha (mouse, rat, vole, or hamster) > [noun] > family Microtidae > genus Ondatra (musk-rat) 1771 T. Pennant 259 Musk Beaver. a1792 S. Hearne (1795) x. 380 Though I have before said, that the Musk Beaver generally build their houses on the ice, it is not always the case. 1842 i. 75 The Musquash. Fiber zibethicus... Musk beaver. the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Hystricomorpha (porcupine or guinea-pig) > [noun] > family Capromyidae (hutia) 1771 T. Pennant xxv. 247 Cavy... Musk. 1823 G. Crabb at Musk Musk Cavy, the Mus pilorides of Linnæus. the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Phytophaga or Chrysomeloidea > family Cerambycidae > callichroma moschata (musk-beetle) 1648 R. Herrick Oberon's Palace in (1915) 166 The breath of Munkies met to mix With Musk-flies, are th'Aromaticks. 1664 R. Hubert 33 A Musk flie, it is called so for his odoriferous sent when he is alive. 1725 H. Sloane II. 208 Scarabæus Capricornus dictus major, viridis sware olens... The Musk Fly... The Head, Thorax above and below, and Sheaths for the Wings..are all of a shining green Colour... It smelt very strong and not unpleasantly. the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > [noun] > family Tragulidae (chevrotain) the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > types of deer > [noun] > genus Moschus (musk-deer) 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny II. 87 (margin) Plinie neuer heard of the Musk-goats nor Ciuet cats in these daies. 1668 W. Charleton 8 Capra Moschi, the Musk Goat. a1763 C. Smart Jubilate Agno (fragment D) in (1980) I. 125 Let Constant, house of Constant rejoice with the Musk-Goat. the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Phytophaga or Chrysomeloidea > family Cerambycidae > callichroma moschata (musk-beetle) 1681 N. Grew i. vii. ii. 164 The Musk-Goat-Chafer. Capricornus odoratus... While it lives, and for sometime after its death, It hath a fragrant smell; from whence the Name. the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > [noun] > group Suiformes (hippos and pigs) > family Suidae (swine) > genus Dicotyles > peccary 1683 (Royal Soc.) 13 359 (heading) Tajacu seu Aper Mexicanus Moschiferus, or the Anatomy of the Mexico Musk-Hog. 1773 43 219 The Mexican Musk-Hog. 1923 J. H. Cook 27 A javaline (musk hog) when in battle resembles more than anything else a ‘ball of hair with a butcher knife run through it’. 1947 V. H. Cahalane 10 The human hunter..can only tell that one or more ‘musk hogs’ have gone by. the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Phytophaga or Chrysomeloidea > family Cerambycidae > callichroma moschata (musk-beetle) 1671 (Royal Soc.) 6 3002 Two or three more Musk Insects. 1753 Suppl. Musk-Insect, a term used by some to express the capricorn, or Musk beetle. the world > animals > mammals > group Implacenta > subclass Marsupialia (marsupials) > [noun] > family Macropodidae > genus Hypsiprymnodon (musk-kangaroo) 1894 R. Lydekker 73 The Musk-Kangaroos. Genus Hypsiprymnodon. 1945 T. D. Carter 36 The musk kangaroo is dark reddish brown, slightly paler beneath. the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > lorikeet > types of 1890 G. J. Bronowski III. Pl. xii The Jerry Gang or Little Lorikeet—is dispersed over the same localities as Trichoglossus concinnus (musk lorikeet). 1901 A. J. Campbell 596 I have observed many nests of the Musk Lorikeet in Victoria. 1966 W. R. Eastman & A. C. Hunt 32 Musk lorikeet... Pleasant strong musky odour associated with this Lorikeet. 1890 Musk-mole, an insectivorous quadruped, Scaptochirus moschatus. the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Psittaciformes (parrots, etc.) > [noun] > lorikeet > types of 1848 J. Gould V. pl. 52 Trichoglossus concinnus, Vig. and Horsf. Musky Parrakeet... Musk Parrakeet, Colonists. 1889 4 418 Trichoglossus concinnus..known as ‘Green-leek’ and ‘Musk-paroquet’. the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Cryptodira > family Kinosternidae > member of genus Sternothaerus (musk-turtle) 1842 J. E. Holbrook I. 134 Sternothœrus Odoratus..Musk tortoise, or mud tortoise, Vulgo. 1884 F. W. True in G.B. Goode et al. 154 Of the six species of Musk Tortoises inhabiting the United States, three are found only in Arizona and the Sonoran region generally. the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Carnivora > family Viverridae > [noun] 1835 W. Swainson 361 Viverrinæ. Musk-Weasels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). muskv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: musk n. Etymology: < musk n., after French musquer (a1571). the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > impart perfume [verb (transitive)] > impart specific fragrance 1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave (new ed.) To Muske, perfume with Muske, Musquer [1611 Cotgrave has bemuske]. 1791 E. Darwin 6 Musk'd in the rose's lap fresh dews they shed. 1791 E. Darwin 138 The Nymph..Each tangled braid with glistening teeth unbinds And with the floating treasure musks the winds. 1895 Mar. 302/2 These English gallants! They go to prison curled and musked by Voban. 1921 W. de la Mare in E. Marsh (1939) 327 Dyes that musk the millionaire. 1992 P. Porter 39 Sieges, of course, Had long since ceased to happen But fear of dying musked the air. 1920 [implied in: May 291/2 The wolves have their calling-posts, the beavers have their castor-signs, the weasels have their musking-places. (at musking n.)]. 1923 H. M. Batten vii. 101 There is absolutely no evidence that the badger resorts to the habits of musking such food as he cannot immediately dispose of. 1974 A. L. V. Middleton & R. J. Paget ii. 22 Voluntary musking is also seen commonly during courtship and prior to mating, when more often than not the boar musks the sow. 1988 May 45/2 Wild animals..have accepted her into their social groups, musking her boots as though she were a badger herself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.1394 v.1632 |
