Definition of musk

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Musk (n.) A plant of the genus Erodium (E. moschatum); -- called also musky heron's-bill.

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Pop :: Pop (v. i.) To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets popped away on all sides..
Muscallonge :: Muscallonge (n.) See Muskellunge.
Musketeer :: Musketeer (n.) A soldier armed with a musket.
Stinkstone :: Stinkpot (n.) The musk turtle, or musk tortoise. See under Musk..
Smell :: Smell (v. i.) To affect the olfactory nerves; to have an odor or scent; -- often followed by of; as, to smell of smoke, or of musk..
Musketoon :: Musketoon (n.) A short musket.
Maskinonge :: Maskinonge (n.) The muskellunge.
Bullet :: Bullet (n.) A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm..
Kick :: Kick (n.) The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged..
Banquette :: Banquette (n.) A raised way or foot bank, running along the inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy..
Round :: Round (a.) Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; as, the barrel of a musket is round..
Mango :: Mango (n.) A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled.
Muskrat :: Muskrat (n.) A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent (Fiber zibethicus). It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the bind feet are webbed, and the ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk. Called also musquash, musk beaver, and ondatra..
Muskat :: Muskat (n.) See Muscat.
Muscat :: Muscat (n.) A name given to several varieties of Old World grapes, differing in color, size, etc., but all having a somewhat musky flavor. The muscat of Alexandria is a large oval grape of a pale amber color..
Noisette :: Noisette (n.) A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener, Noisette, of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose and the musk rose. It has given rise to many fine varieties, as the Lamarque, the Marechal (or Marshal) Niel, and the Cloth of gold. Most roses of this class have clustered flowers and are of vigorous growth..
Creeks :: Creeks (n. pl.) A tribe or confederacy of North American Indians, including the Muskogees, Seminoles, Uchees, and other subordinate tribes. They formerly inhabited Georgia, Florida, and Alabama..
Musketo :: Musketo (n.) See Mosquito.
Musk :: Musk (n.) A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the consistence of honey, obtained from a bag being behind the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of various other animals, having a similar odor..
Rifle :: Rifle (n.) A gun, the inside of whose barrel is grooved with spiral channels, thus giving the ball a rotary motion and insuring greater accuracy of fire. As a military firearm it has superseded the musket..
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