zibetn.
/ˈzɪbɪt/, U.S. /ˈzɪbət/ A variant of civet n.1, the animal and the perfume; used distinctively (after Buffon) for the Asiatic species of Viverra, V. zibetha, and the secretion it yields (called also zibethum).
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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > specifically
ewrosec1350
stacte1382
oil of rosesa1398
rose watera1398
sandalc1400
musk?a1425
damask water?1520
malabathrum1543
orris1545
civet1553
ambracan1555
rose cake1559
lavender-water1563
oil of spikenard1565
zibet1594
orange-flower water1595
orris powder?1600
spike-oil1611
angel water1634
cypress-powder1634
angelica1653
jasmine1670
jessamy1671
rosat1674
frangipane1676
marechale1676
orangery1676
tuberose1682
jasmine-water1750
otto1759
rose geranium1773
millefleurs1775
new-mown hay1789
attar1798
eau-de-Cologne1802
Cologne1814
dedes1817
eau de Portugal1825
verbena1837
rondeletia1838
bay-rum1840
Florida water1840
citronelle1841
patchouli1843
citronella1849
gardenia1851
sandalwood oil1851
Ess Bouquet1855
marmala water1857
mignonette1858
spikenard oil1861
sandalwood1865
serpolet1866
ylang-ylang1876
flower-water1886
lily1890
lilac1895
stephanotis1895
tea rose1897
chypre1898
Peau d'Espagne1898
violette de Parme1904
poppy1905
Parma violet1907
wallflower1907
the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Carnivora > family Viverridae > [noun] > genus Viverra > other types of
zibet1594
fossa1792
tangalung1822
the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Carnivora > family Viverridae > [noun] > genus Viverra > viverra civetta (civet) > parts of
civet1553
cod1577
zibet1594
1594 T. Blundeville Exercises v. f. 258 Next to her genitories, shee hath a little bagge..into the which doeth fall the precious greace or humour, which they call Ciuet and Zibeth.
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 756 The Zibeth, or Sivet-cat.
1669 Addr. Hopeful Young Gentry 44 You would conceive..that some Chymist had dearly purchas'd their more terrene excrements, out of them to exalt his occidental zibith.
1780 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular V. 242 The zibet is probably the civet of Asia, of the East Indies, and of Arabia.
1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 406 The marks on the lateral and anterior parts of the neck are very dark in the Zibet.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for hands > [noun] > muff > types of
zibet-muff1685
oyster-barrel muff1703
bag-muff1884
granny muff1889
1685 London Gaz. No. 2078/4 A Sebat Muff.
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