murrhine

or mur·rine

[mur-in, -ahyn]

adjective

of, relating to, or manufactured of murra.

Origin of murrhine

1570–80; < Latin murr(h)inus, for Greek mourrínē, equivalent to mórr(ia) murra + -inē feminine noun suffix; see -ine¹

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Historical Examples of murrhine

In the light of heaven he was also of a black colour, but he said that he was not of a black, but of a murrhine colour.
Earths In Our Solar System Which Are Called Planets, and Earths In The Starry Heaven Their Inhabitants, And The Spirits And Angels There
Emanuel Swedenborg
The next claim has been made on behalf of the murrhine vases of the ancients, which are described as cooked in Parthian fires.
Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876
Charles Wyllys Elliott

British Dictionary definitions for murrhine

murrhine

murrine

adjective

of or relating to an unknown substance used in ancient Rome to make vases, cups, etc

noun

Also called: murra the substance so used

Word Origin for murrhine

C16: from Latin murr (h) inus belonging to murra

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