murra

Definitions


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A substance (perhaps fluorspar) of which precious vases and other vessels were made. Compare murrhine, noun.


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Origin:
late 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Grenewey (fl. 1598), translator. From classical Latin murra, probably of Asiatic origin; compare Hellenistic Greek μορρία or μόρρια




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