camphire
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Aunt Plumy produced the "camphire" the moment she saw Sophie's pale face, and made her lie down, while the brave old lady trudged briskly off with bandages and brandy to the scene of action.
From Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories by Louisa May Alcott
Strangers to the name and properties of that odoriferous gum, the Saracens, mistaking it for salt, mingled the camphire in their bread, and were astonished at the bitterness of the taste.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 by Henry Hart Milman
In this instance, the spirit of wine attracted the camphire, and therefore dissolved it.
From Practical Education, Volume II by Maria Edgeworth
The fire sent a trembling glow through the room of a hut on a Voshti hill, and the smell of burning fir and camphire wood filtered through the air with a sleepy sweetness.
From Parables of a Province by Gilbert Parker
I'm goin' over to Eunice's," she said, "and I'm goin' to take my bottle of camphire.
From The Village Watch-Tower by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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