ambrette
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ambrette
1725–30; < French, from Old French, diminutive of ambre amber ( def. ) + -ette ( def. )
Example Sentences
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California Dream, which is composed of mandarin, ambrette and vanilla-tinged benzoin, retails for $265, and the Israel-designed case is $625.
From Los Angeles Times
"I've had to develop new dishes that travel," says Dev Biswal, owner of the Ambrette, three fine dining Indian restaurants in Canterbury and Margate.
From BBC
According to the candle, it is a “funny, gorgeous, sexy and beautifully unexpected scent”, a mix of “geranium, citrusy bergamot, and cedar absolutes juxtaposed with damask rose and ambrette seed”.
From The Guardian
It has decidedly masculine tones of whisky, musky ambrette seeds and a smokiness from cade wood.
From Los Angeles Times
There’s Neroli 36, Ambrette 9, Iris 39 and the newest one, Another 13.
From Washington Post
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