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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024musk•y1 (mus′kē),USA pronunciation adj., musk•i•er, musk•i•est. - of or like musk, as an odor:a musky perfume.
musk′i•ness, n. mus•ky2 (mus′kē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -kies. - Fishmuskellunge.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: musky /ˈmʌskɪ/ adj (muskier, muskiest)- resembling the smell of musk; having a heady or pungent sweet aroma
ˈmuskiness n musk /mʌsk/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Animal Behaviora strong-smelling substance obtained from a certain deer and used to make perfumes.
- an artificial imitation of this substance.
musk•i•ness, n. [uncountable] musk•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024musk (musk),USA pronunciation n. - a substance secreted in a glandular sac under the skin of the abdomen of the male musk deer, having a strong odor, and used in perfumery.
- an artificial imitation of the substance.
- a similar secretion of other animals, as the civet, muskrat, and otter.
- the odor of musk or some similar odor.
- Botanyany of several plants, as the monkey flower, having a musky fragrance.
- Persian mushk
- Late Greek móskos, móschos
- Late Latin muscus (Medieval Latin moschus)
- Middle French musc)
- Middle English musk(e) (1350–1400
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