Definition of "musk" []

• A greasy secretion with a powerful odor, produced in a glandular sac beneath the skin of the abdomen of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes. (noun)
• A similar secretion produced by certain other animals, such as the otter or civet. (noun)
• A synthetic chemical resembling natural musk in odor or use. (noun)
• The odor of musk. (noun)
• An odor similar to musk. (noun)

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• "So she sealed the letter with virgin musk and incensed it with Nadd-scent and ambergris, after which she committed it to a certain of the merchants saying, Deliver it not to any save to Zayn al-Mawasif or to her handmaid"
• "The fragrance of musk from the breasts of the fair, viii."
• "The fragrance of musk from the breasts of the fair"