musk
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++musk /mʌsk/ noun [uncountable] 1. DCBCOa substance with a strong smell that is used to make perfume 麝香2 written a strong smell, especially the way a person smells 强烈的气味〔尤指人的体味〕 the musk of sweat and muscle 汗味和体味 —musky adjective
Examples from the Corpus
musk• A musk smell lingered on Groves' sleeve, from where the female snake had curled around his arm.• A powerful odor of rot and musk and something much more violent came from her.• The only other smell you are likely to encounter that could be confused with badger musk is that of the fox.• The musk thickened as they approached the end of the hall.• His armpits were also nearly hairless, almost sweet with musk.Origin musk (1300-1400) French musc, from Late Latin muscus, from Greek moschos, from Persian mushk, from Sanskrit muska “testicle”; because the substance comes from a part of a deer near its testiclesmusk nounChinese
Corpus substance a smell that a with strong
musk
musk /mʌsk/
noun [uncountable]
2. written a strong smell, especially the way a person smells:
the musk of sweat and muscle
—musky adjective
musk /mʌsk/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: French
Origin: musc, from Late Latin muscus, from Greek moschos, from Persian mushk, from Sanskrit muska __testicle__; because the substance comes from a part of a deer near its testicles
1. a substance with a strong smell that is used to make perfumeLanguage: French
Origin: musc, from Late Latin muscus, from Greek moschos, from Persian mushk, from Sanskrit muska __testicle__; because the substance comes from a part of a deer near its testicles
2. written a strong smell, especially the way a person smells:
—musky adjective