nard

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  1. noun See spikenard.

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  • La-nard was spending the week-end in Hampshire, and would not be back till late. —  Pilotage
  • Colonel Ménard, the chief-of- staff, followed, with one of his assistants, in a post-chaise. —  The Memoirs of General the Baron de Marbot
  • Then Col. Ménard, who was born in the Midi, and knew the district perfectly, observed that the road from Lyon to Avignon was in such a poor state of repair that the coaches might be badly damaged if they attempted it, and it would be better to embark them on the Rhône, the descent of which would offer us an enchanting spectacle. —  The Memoirs of General the Baron de Marbot
  • Journey to the Cross will encourage visitors to inhale nard, an herbal perfume used for anointing; taste haroset, a blend of fruit and nuts symbolizing the mortar Hebrew slaves used to build the pyramids, and feel a crown of thorns.
  • I'm going after him with Jean Bčnard, and I want you to look after Chigmok and these Indians of Ainley's All right, Anderton! —  A Mating in the Wilds
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  1. Middle English narde, from Old French, from Latin nardus, from Greek nardos, probably ultimately from Sanskrit naladam, Indian spikenard.

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  1. from Middle English narde, from Old French (and F.) nard = Spanish Portuguese Italian nardo = Old High German narda, Middle High German G. narde, from Latin nardus = Greek νάρδος, nard, from Persian nard, from Sanskrit nalada, Indian spikenard.
  2. from nard, n.
 

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