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English
Etymology
From myrrh + -ic.
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myrrhic (not comparable)
- Of, related to, or derived from myrrh.
1898, “6306. Thompson, W. P. . April 13.”, in Patents for Inventions: Abridgments of Specifications. Class 76. Leather, including Treatment of Hides and Skins, London: Patent Office, →OCLC, page 90:Corpses, treatment of.—A solution of myrrhic resin is obtained by treating powdered myrrh […]
- (poetic) Having a pleasant fragrance; aromatic.
- 1916, Emanuel Morgan , “The Locust-tree”, in Anne Knish ; Emanuel Morgan, Spectra: A Book of Poetic Experiments, New York, N.Y.: Mitchell Kennerley, OCLC 10672070, archived from the original on 22 July 2012, opus 45:
- All the fragrances of dew, O angel, are there, / The myrrhic rapture of young hair,
2004, John Mole, It's All Greek to Me!: A Tale of a Mad Dog and an Englishman, Ruins, Retsina – and Real Geeks, London: Nicholas Brealey Pub., →ISBN, page 316:It reverberates with layer on layer of flavour and aroma, from springtime zephyr at the top of the register to a myrrhic basso profundo.
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