Nardus

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The ointment nard. obsolete, uncountable

    "Then toke Mary a pounde off oyntment called nardus, perfecte and precious, and anoynted Jesus fete, and wept his fete with her heer, and all the housse smelled off the savre off the oyntment."

  2. 2
    The plant nard. obsolete, uncountable
  3. 3
    Matgrass (Nardus spp.). uncountable

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nard

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"Then toke Mary a pounde off oyntment called nardus, perfecte and precious, and anoynted Jesus fete, and wept his fete with her heer, and all the housse smelled off the savre off the oyntment."

Etymology

From Latin nardus, from Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos).

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