Ambrette-seed oil
a yellow oil expressed from ambrette seeds, used as a fixative in the manufacture of perfume.
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the seed of the abelmosk.
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- Ambry
Also called armarium. Ecclesiastical. a recess in the wall of a church or a cupboard in the sacristy where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc., are kept. Chiefly British Dialect. a storeroom, closet, or pantry. Obsolete. any of various types of closet or cupboard with doors and shelves. Historical Examples There is a double Early English […]
- Ambroid
. noun a variant of amberoid
- Ambrose
Saint, a.d. 340?–397, bishop of Milan 374–397. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “immortal.”. Contemporary Examples Ambrose was one of America’s most cherished popular historians. David’s Bookclub: Eisenhower in War and Peace David Frum December 22, 2012 The word “Carcosa,” which Chambers borrowed from Ambrose Bierce, and which later showed up in […]