nard

[ nahrd ]

/ nɑrd /

noun

an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.

the ointment.

Origin of nard

1350–1400; Middle English narde<Latin nardus<Greek nárdos<Semitic; compare Hebrew nērd

OTHER WORDS FROM nard

nar·dine

[nahr-din, -dahyn], /ˈnɑr dɪn, -daɪn/, adjective

Words nearby nard

narcotic blockade, narcotic reversal, narcotism, narcotize, narcotrafficking, nard, Nardil, nardoo, nares, Narew, narghile

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Example sentences from the Web for nard

Nard, nrd, n. an aromatic plant usually called Spikenard: an ointment prepared from it.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
So all the fire is continually a-crackle, amidst a thin smoke of a smell like nard.
The Three Mulla-mulgars|Walter De La Mare
I can “break the ball of nard,” and make perfume, “but still the sleeper sleeps.”
My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year|John Henry Jowett
Thus he mentions pira nardina, a pear with the scent of nard; pira onynchina, a pear of the colour of the fingernail, and others.
The Book of Pears and Plums|Edward Bartrum

"The warmth of thy garments hath a goodlier smell than myrrh, than nard," he is saying, avidly touching her ear with his lips.
Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity|Alexandre Kuprin

British Dictionary definitions for nard

nard

/ (nɑːd) /

noun

another name for spikenard (def. 1), spikenard (def. 2)

any of several plants, such as certain valerians, whose aromatic roots were formerly used in medicine

Word Origin for nard

C14: via Latin from Greek nárdos, perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit nalada Indian spikenard, perhaps via Semitic (Hebrew nēr'd, Arabic nārdīn)

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单词	nard
释义	nard [ nahrd ] / nɑrd / noun an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients. the ointment. Origin of nard 1350–1400; Middle English narde<Latin nardus<Greek nárdos<Semitic; compare Hebrew nērd OTHER WORDS FROM nard nar·dine [nahr-din, -dahyn], /ˈnɑr dɪn, -daɪn/, adjective Words nearby nard narcotic blockade, narcotic reversal, narcotism, narcotize, narcotrafficking, nard, Nardil, nardoo, nares, Narew, narghile Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nard Nard, nrd, n. an aromatic plant usually called Spikenard: an ointment prepared from it. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various So all the fire is continually a-crackle, amidst a thin smoke of a smell like nard. The Three Mulla-mulgars\|Walter De La Mare I can “break the ball of nard,” and make perfume, “but still the sleeper sleeps.” My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year\|John Henry Jowett Thus he mentions pira nardina, a pear with the scent of nard; pira onynchina, a pear of the colour of the fingernail, and others. The Book of Pears and Plums\|Edward Bartrum "The warmth of thy garments hath a goodlier smell than myrrh, than nard," he is saying, avidly touching her ear with his lips. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity\|Alexandre Kuprin British Dictionary definitions for nard nard / (nɑːd) / noun another name for spikenard (def. 1), spikenard (def. 2) any of several plants, such as certain valerians, whose aromatic roots were formerly used in medicine Word Origin for nard C14: via Latin from Greek nárdos, perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit nalada Indian spikenard, perhaps via Semitic (Hebrew nēr'd, Arabic nārdīn) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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