CIVET
\sˈa͡ɪvət], \sˈaɪvət], \s_ˈaɪ_v_ə_t]\
Definitions of CIVET
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The animal that produces civet (Viverra civetta); -- called also civet cat. It is carnivorous, from two to three feet long, and of a brownish gray color, with transverse black bands and spots on the body and tail. It is a native of northern Africa and of Asia. The name is also applied to other species.
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To scent or perfume with civet.
By Oddity Software
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The animal that produces civet (Viverra civetta); -- called also civet cat. It is carnivorous, from two to three feet long, and of a brownish gray color, with transverse black bands and spots on the body and tail. It is a native of northern Africa and of Asia. The name is also applied to other species.
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To scent or perfume with civet.
By Noah Webster.
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A thick substance, of a yellowish color and a musklike odor, secreted by certain cats; used in perfumes; any of various cathke meat-eating animals. Also, civet cat.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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Syn.: civet cat. A substance obtained from Viverra civetta, the civet cat of the East Indies. It is a semiliquid, unctuous material of a strong, musklike odor, and bitter, unpleasant, fatty taste, which is secreted into a cavity opening between the anus and the external genitals. It contains a volatile oil, fat, and ammonia, and was formerly employed medicinally as a stimulant and antispasmodic; now used only in perfumery. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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