Definition of "mastich" [mas•tich]

• Alternative form of mastic. (noun)

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• "“Kundur,” Pers. and Arab. manna, mastich, frankincense, the latter being here meant."
• "The former is compound of Radix China Qrient, with gum mastich and sugar-candy, equal parts; about a dram of this compound is taken once a day, early in the morning."
• "Gum-mastich however, which the Arabians call ladanon, comes in a still more extraordinary manner; for though it is the most sweet-scented of all things, it comes in the most evil - scented thing, since it is found in the beards of he-goats, produced there like resin from wood: this is of use for the making of many perfumes, and the"