olibanum
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of olibanum
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Medieval Latin, for Late Latin libanus, from Greek líbanos, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew ləbhōnāh
Example Sentences
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The resin has a number of local names, among them luban, from the classical Arabic for milky whiteness, later adapted into Middle English as olibanum.
From New York Times • May 10, 2021
"Burgundy" pitch, olibanum, beeswax, zinc oxide, anhydrous lanolin, starch, orris root.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the soul of every libertarian swings a fragrant censer which offers up olibanum to the stainless character of the great revolutionist.
From Comrade Kropotkin by Robinson, Victor
He desired likewise to know the price of several of our commodities, with pretensions that they could supply indigo, olibanum, myrrh, and various other things.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Kerr, Robert
Some few exude, by incision, odoriferous gums, as benzoin, olibanum, myrrh, &c.; others give, by the same act, what are called balsams, which appear to be mixtures of an odorous oil and an inodorous gum.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus
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