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spikenard

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈspaɪknɑː(ɹ)d/Part of speech nounSorted adeiknprsStarts with SEnds with D0 clues
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Definitions

  1. an aromatic ointment used in antiquity

Word origin

From Middle English spikenard, spikenarde, from Anglo-Norman spicanarde, from Medieval Latin spīca nardī, from Latin spica (“spike”) + nardi (“nard”). Equivalent to spike + nard.

Used in a sentence

  • While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
  • All subtle thought, all curious fears, ⁠Borne down by gladness so complete, ⁠She bows, she bathes the Saviour’s feet With costly spikenard and with tears.

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