stacte
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See also: stačte
English
Etymology
Latin , from Ancient Greek στακτή (staktḗ, “oil of myrrh”) from στακτός (staktós, “oozing out in drops”).
Noun
stacte (uncountable)
- One of the sweet spices used by the ancient Jews in preparing incense; possibly an oil or other form of myrrh or cinnamon, or a kind of storax.
- 1609, The Holie Bible, (Douay–Rheims Bible), Doway: Lavrence Kellam, , →OCLC, Exodvs 30:34, page 241:
- And our Lord ſaid to Moyſes: Take vnto thee ſpices, ſtactee, and onycha, galbanum of ſwete ſauour, and the cleareſt frankincenſe, al shal be of equal weight:
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “stacte”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
stactē f (genitive stactēs); first declension
- Alternative form of stacta
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type).