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camphire

English

Etymology

Malapropism in the English Bible of the Hebrew ?????? / ???????? (k?p?er, henna) by confusion with camphor. The Hebrew is from Akkadian ???????????? (kupru, bitumen, pitch) from Akkadian ???????????? (kap?ru, to smear, to daub on).

Noun

camphire (plural camphires)

  1. Camphor.
  2. The fragrant henna flower (or plant) (Lawsonia inermis, syn. Lawsonia alba)

References

  • camphire at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • camphire in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

References

  • Smith, William (1868) A Dictionary of the Bible, 2nd edition, page 350

Anagrams

  • hemicarp

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camphine

English

Etymology

camphor +? -ine

Noun

camphine (countable and uncountable, plural camphines)

  1. Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.

Anagrams

  • Champine

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