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Ambergris   /ˈæmbərgrɪs/   Listen
Ambergris

noun
1.
Waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume.





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"Ambergris" Quotes from Famous Books



... Jewels more rich than Ormus shows: He makes the figs our mouths to meet And throws the melons at our feet; But apples plants of such a price, No tree could ever bear them twice. With cedars chosen by His hand From Lebanon He stores the land; And makes the hollow seas that roar Proclaim the ambergris on shore. He cast (of which we rather boast) The Gospel's pearl upon our coast; And in these rocks for us did frame A temple where to sound His name. O, let our voice His praise exalt Till it arrive at Heaven's ...
— Book of English Verse • Bulchevy


Words linked to "Ambergris" :   animal product


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