Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tropical Asian plant (Abelmoschus moschatus) in the mallow family having yellow or pink flowers and cultivated for its seeds, which yield a fragrant oil.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
amber-seed . - noun A kind of pear with an odor of ambergris or musk.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
musk mallow plant (Abelmoschus moschatus). - noun The
essential oil produced from the seeds of the musk mallow. - noun A variety of
pear .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Polge said that when he created les Exclusifs he took the idea of ambrette from this perfume.
Fall into Fragrance Ayala Sender 2007
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The notes: "raw, down and dirty patchouli, Gurjam balsam, and essence of Sampson Root sweetened with the heightened sexuality of beeswax, virile juniper, oakmoss, ambrette seed over honey and East African musk."
End-of-Summer Party quick notes feste_sylvain 2009
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And I adore the way sandalwood, ambrette and patchouli create a leathery quality in the base of Mythique, giving its flirtaceous, vivaceous, girly femininity a dark, subversive depth.
Parfums Delrae Mythique: Perfume Review Marina Geigert 2009
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In the context of the entire collection released back in 2007, 31 Rue Cambon stood out right next to the quirky, nutty unpolished ambrette seeds of No.
31 Rue Cambon Ayala Sender 2009
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I found the leather and oakmoss drydown to be exceedingly pleasing, and the intertwining of the incense and ambrette seed with these elements made it downright addictive.
Archive 2009-03-01 Marina Geigert 2009
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In the context of the entire collection released back in 2007, 31 Rue Cambon stood out right next to the quirky, nutty unpolished ambrette seeds of No.
Archive 2009-03-01 Ayala Sender 2009
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I found the leather and oakmoss drydown to be exceedingly pleasing, and the intertwining of the incense and ambrette seed with these elements made it downright addictive.
DSH Perfumes Part Five: Palace of The Sun King (And a Prize Draw) Marina Geigert 2009
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And I adore the way sandalwood, ambrette and patchouli create a leathery quality in the base of Mythique, giving its flirtaceous, vivaceous, girly femininity a dark, subversive depth.
Archive 2009-06-01 Marina Geigert 2009
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Dermal absorption and disposition of musk ambrette, musk ketone, and musk xylene in human subjects.
Synthetic musks 2008
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This has within it one of the finest rose essences I have ever experienced, and it is further rounded out with very good jasmine and ambrette seed.
Archive 2008-07-01 Marina Geigert 2008
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