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nard

[ nahrd ]

noun

  1. an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
  2. the ointment.


nard

/ ²ÔÉ‘Ë»å /

noun

  1. another name for spikenard spikenard
  2. any of several plants, such as certain valerians, whose aromatic roots were formerly used in medicine
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  • ²Ô²¹°ù·»å¾±²Ô±ð [nahr, -din, -dahyn], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nard1

1350–1400; Middle English narde < Latin nardus < Greek ²Ôá°ù»å´Ç²õ < Semitic; compare Hebrew ²Ôŧ°ù»å
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nard1

C14: via Latin from Greek ²Ôá°ù»å´Ç²õ, perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit nalada Indian spikenard, perhaps via Semitic (Hebrew ²Ôŧ°ù&#³æ27;»å, Arabic ²ÔÄå°ù»åÄ«²Ô )
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Example Sentences

Not listed are any assurances that said experience will not include any kidnappings by a supervillain who has a tendency to monologue at great length before threatening your nards with a laser.

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The marriage to the insurance cartels that put the middle class's nards in a vise.

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Hillary and her husband have dismal economic credentials and that's not so nard to explain in a campaign for Sanders.

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Liv and Babineaux solve one murder and prevent another – Liv kicks a gangster “in the nards†– and Liv promises to alert Clive if her visions show him so much as jaywalking.

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“One strike of the claws from these cuddly creatures and your in­nards will be scooped out and splattered all over the ground.â€

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