cedarwood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cedarwood
Example Sentences
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Wiseman, 47, offered a package containing a small bottle of hyssop, cedarwood and olive oil along with a prayer card and piece of scarlet yarn.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024
Other formulas are based on plant oils, including castor bean, cedarwood, clove and peppermint.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2023
Lemongrass oil, cedarwood oil, citronella oil and peppermint oil are among the common ingredients.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2022
This one has beautiful, delicate notes of sandalwood and cedarwood.
From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2020
Mrs. Guest, who’s the best sewer and knitter in the Settlement, had even gone and knitted some fancy clothes for me that Ma still keeps in a peculiar-smelling box made out of cedarwood.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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