nard
Americannoun
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an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
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the ointment.
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Etymology
Origin of nard
1350–1400; Middle English narde < Latin nardus < Greek nárdos < Semitic; compare Hebrew nērd
Example Sentences
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Say "Mr. Tabor" to any St. Ber. nard boy and he will answer mechanically, "Mr. Jenkins."
From Time Magazine Archive
On the question of who sat where, Prince Alfonso de Borbon y Dampierre came out ahead of Dr. Christiaan Bar nard for the seat of honor at the right hand of Princess Grace of Monaco.
From Time Magazine Archive
My paper entertains with pictures of Mrs. Leo nard Kip Rhinelander, Iowa's champion grandma, mother and child hippopotami � all sandwiched in between "sillygisms" and other little quips.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were all kinds of syrups made from herbs such as spike nard and elecampane for coughs and tuberculosis.
From Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia by Northington, Etta Belle Walker
The heat increased; warmed by the sun, the pepperwort of the cliffs and the thickets of nard began to give out a strong and intoxicating odor.
From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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