Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The French form of
guaiac (guaiacum), sometimes used in English, and applied to other hard woods besides lignum-vitæ, as in Europe to those of the ash and lobe-tree, in Guiana to that of the Diptera odorata, etc.
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Examples
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Acacia spirorbis (or gaiac, as it is locally known) forest is found in somewhat drier habitats.
Vanuatu rain forests 2008
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I might completely off here, but I always explained to myself the prickliness of AGs by the presence of gaiac in the base.
Perfume Review: Hermes Un Jardin apres la Mousson Marina Geigert 2008
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It also has gaiac wood, one of my personal addictions, along with a generous dose of patchouli.
You Really Can’t Have Too Many: An Ava Luxe Sampler Marina Geigert 2008
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I layered it with patchouli, but gaiac will be better!
Perfume Review: Micallef Note Vanillee Marina Geigert 2008
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It also has gaiac wood, one of my personal addictions, along with a generous dose of patchouli.
Archive 2008-11-01 Marina Geigert 2008
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One has to give credit where credit is due, the blend is certainly complex: the iodine undertones of oud are apparent here as is the sharp woodiness of gaiac and the green earthiness of vetiver…there is even a frankincense-like note in the composition.
Archive 2007-11-01 Marina Geigert 2007
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The heart of jasmine and undoubtedly, rose is decadent in its sensual, inebriated sweetness, and the base notes are dark and brooding and seem to me to have a generous dose of gaiac wood so loved by Doyen.
Perfume Review: Cecile & Jeanne Eliel Marina Geigert 2007
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One has to give credit where credit is due, the blend is certainly complex: the iodine undertones of oud are apparent here as is the sharp woodiness of gaiac and the green earthiness of vetiver…there is even a frankincense-like note in the composition.
Perfume Review: By Kilian L'oeuvre Noire Collection Marina Geigert 2007
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The heart of jasmine and undoubtedly, rose is decadent in its sensual, inebriated sweetness, and the base notes are dark and brooding and seem to me to have a generous dose of gaiac wood so loved by Doyen.
Archive 2007-11-01 Marina Geigert 2007
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Le Labo divulges only a few components of Oud 27: incense, cedar, patchouli, saffron, gaiac wood and oud.
Now Smell This 2009
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