Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A ball of some substance impregnated with musk and other perfumes, kept among garments after the manner of a sachet to perfume them.
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Examples
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Now, to make him come to thee thou must blow the call of battle, and to catch him thou must contrive to strike him on the fetlock as he runs with this musk-ball which I give thee; and to tame him thou must trace between his eyes a figure or the crescent with thy forenail.
The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Complete George Meredith 1868
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Then, as he neared, Shibli Bagarag held the musk-ball in his fingers, and aimed at the fetlock of the Horse
The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Complete George Meredith 1868
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Then, as he neared, Shibli Bagarag held the musk-ball in his fingers, and aimed at the fetlock of the Horse
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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Now, to make him come to thee thou must blow the call of battle, and to catch him thou must contrive to strike him on the fetlock as he runs with this musk-ball which I give thee; and to tame him thou must trace between his eyes a figure or the crescent with thy forenail.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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Then, as he neared, Shibli Bagarag held the musk-ball in his fingers, and aimed at the fetlock of the
The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Volume 2 George Meredith 1868
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Now, to make him come to thee thou must blow the call of battle, and to catch him thou must contrive to strike him on the fetlock as he runs with this musk-ball which I give thee; and to tame him thou must trace between his eyes a figure or the crescent with thy forenail.
The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Volume 2 George Meredith 1868
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Sell thy sweet breath to th 'daintie musk-ball makers,
The Affectionate Shepherd Richard Barnfield 1600
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