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MUSK

Volume 14 · 48 words · 1823 Edition

a very strong scented substance, found in a bag under the belly of a species of moschus. See MOSCHUS, MAMMALIA Index. And for an account of the nature and properties of musk, see Materia Medica Index.

Musk Animal. See Moschus, Musk Ox. See Bos, Musk Rat. See Castor,