mastic

mastic englannista suomeksi

1. mastik

2. kitti

3. mastiksipistaasi

0. Substantiivi

1. mastiksipistaasi

2. mastiksi

mastic englanniksi

1. (senseid) An evergreen shrub or small tree, (taxfmt) ((vern)), native to the Mediterranean.

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3. (senseid) A hard, brittle, aromatic and transparent resin produced by this tree and used to make varnishes and gum, and as a flavouring.

4. {{quote-text|en|year=1799|author=John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich|title=Voyage Performed by the Late Earl of Sandwich Round the Mediterranean in the Years 1738 and 1739, Written by Himself|pages=317–318|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=bW5BAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcoverv=onepage&q&f=false

5. {{quote-book|en|year=1830|author=Thomas Moore|title=Letters and Journals of Lord Byron: with Notices of his Life|location=New York|publisher=J. & J. Harper|volume=I|page=402|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=SgtXAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcoverv=onepage&q&f=false

6. 1834, (w), ''Egypt and Mohammed Ali, or Travels in the Valley of the Nile'', London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, Volume I, Chapter 132, pp. 322-323,https://archive.org/details/egyptandmohamme00algoog

(..) in many harems, the women are in the habit of burning mastic on a small chaffing-dish, and holding the mouth of the jars over the smoke; by which means they communicate to them a scent which perfumes the water for eight or ten days, at the expiration of which the operation must be repeated.

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8. (senseid) An alcoholic liquor flavoured with this resin.

9. {{quote-text|en|year=1913|author=Marjorie Bowen|title=A Knight of Spain|section=Part II, Chapter 6|url=http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks08/0801141.txt

10. (senseid) Any of various cements, usually flexible and waterproof, used as an adhesive, sealant, caulk, or filler.

11. {{quote-text|en|year=1961|author=V. S. Naipaul|title=A House for Mr Biswas|publisher=Vintage International|year_published=2001|section=Part One, Chapter 5

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