English Explanatory Dictionary

murrhine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Made of murra; applied to certain valuable vases of great beauty and delicacy used by the luxurious in Rome as wine cups.
noun
  1. murra
  2. Alternative form of murrine.

Word forms

murrhine murrhines

Etymology

From Latin murrhinus, from murrha. Compare French murrhin.

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