Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
myrrh .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word myrrhs.
Examples
-
Then there are the myrrhs, also ignored, and other gum-producing plants; and the gnarled tamarinds, affording lovely shade, and the fruit of which the natives, oddly enough, do know the value of, and make a cooling drink therewith.
Southern Arabia Mabel Bent
-
Wherein the soul shrieks burning, since the myrrhs
The Hours of Fiammetta A Sonnet Sequence Rachel Annand Taylor
-
All the myrrhs of bitterness that God gives, are ordered aright, that
The History and Life of the Reverend Doctor John Tauler with Twenty-Five of his Sermons 1820-1884 1905
-
From the threaded ruddy ore of her hair rose a perfume like the fabulous myrrhs of
The Puppet Crown Harold MacGrath 1901
-
I am come into my garden, my sister spouse; I have gathered my myrrhs with my spices; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk; eat, O friends, drink and be drunken, O dearly beloved.
Song of Songs of Solomon / Explanations and Reflections having Reference to the Interior Life 1879
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.