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Definition of musk in English: musknoun mʌskməsk 1mass noun A strong-smelling reddish-brown substance which is secreted by the male musk deer for scent-marking and is an important ingredient in perfumery. Example sentencesExamples - This updated version has less musk an provides more emphasis on the fruit-based top notes.
- Even the lightest, most flowery perfumes contain a trace of musk.
- In China, these deer are now bred in captivity so that their musk can be harvested.
- The preference for this specific cologne may have something to do with one particular ingredient: musk.
- In the sixteenth century, for example, pungent animal scents such as musk and civet were very popular.
2A relative of the monkey flower, formerly cultivated for a musky fragrance which has been lost in the development of modern varieties. Genus Mimulus, family Scrophulariaceae: several species, in particular M. moschatus Example sentencesExamples - With two-thirds of an acre to tend, I stopped growing high-maintenance hybrid teas and turned to rugosas and hybrid musks - they're much easier and very satisfying alternatives.
Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin muscus, from Persian mušk, perhaps from Sanskrit muṣka 'scrotum' (because of the similarity in shape of the sac on the abdomen of a male musk deer in which musk is produced). Rhymes busk, dusk, husk, rusk, tusk Definition of musk in US English: musknounməskməsk 1A strong-smelling reddish-brown substance which is secreted by the male musk deer for scent-marking and is an important ingredient in perfumery. Example sentencesExamples - The preference for this specific cologne may have something to do with one particular ingredient: musk.
- Even the lightest, most flowery perfumes contain a trace of musk.
- This updated version has less musk an provides more emphasis on the fruit-based top notes.
- In the sixteenth century, for example, pungent animal scents such as musk and civet were very popular.
- In China, these deer are now bred in captivity so that their musk can be harvested.
- 1.1 A secretion similar to musk from another animal.
civets habitually deposit tiny amounts of musk
2A relative of the monkey flower that was formerly cultivated for its musky perfume, which has been lost in the development of modern varieties. Genus Mimulus, family Scrophulariaceae: several species, in particular M. moschatusf Example sentencesExamples - With two-thirds of an acre to tend, I stopped growing high-maintenance hybrid teas and turned to rugosas and hybrid musks - they're much easier and very satisfying alternatives.
Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin muscus, from Persian mušk, perhaps from Sanskrit muṣka ‘scrotum’ (because of the similarity in shape of the sac on the abdomen of a male musk deer in which musk is produced). |