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STACTE
stacte
(noun) (Old Testament) one of several sweet-smelling spices used in incense
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stacte (uncountable)
One of the sweet spices used by the ancient Jews in preparing incense; possibly an oil or other form of myrrh or cinnamon, or a kind of storax.
Anagrams
• actest, cattes
Source: Wiktionary
Stac"te, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
Definition: One of the sweet spices used by the ancient Jews in the preparation of incense. It was perhaps an oil or other form of myrrh or cinnamon, or a kind of storax. Ex. xxx. 34.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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