camphire
Britishnoun
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They contain tannin, and a resinous camphire, which is common to most of the mints affording essential oils.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
"Here, Sophrony, fetch the camphire; she's goin' to faint."
From The English Orphans by Mary Jane Holmes
Sumatra was examined with great care, and from it they exported tin, pepper, sandal, camphire, &c.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by William Stevenson
If the child had weighed the camphire, both before and after its solution, he would have found the result nearly the same.
From Practical Education, Volume II by Maria Edgeworth
In 1513, they arrived at Borneo: of it, however, they saw and learned little, except that it also produced camphire.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by William Stevenson
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