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Meanings of ambra grisea in English

Russian
серый янтарь
Portuguese
âmbar-gris
Spanish
ámbar gris
Catalan
ambre gris
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Substance produced in the digestive system of sperm whales.

Related terms
серый янтарь
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Examples for "ambergris"
Examples for "ambergris"
1
He had doused himself in ambergris in honor of the occasion tonight.
The story of cirrus flux
2
From time to time black slaves brought them coffee flavored with ambergris.
Sacrifice
3
This often finds its way onto beaches and is called ambergris.
BBC
4
At times the natives have found large pieces of ambergris on the coasts.
History of the Philippine Islands
5
Facts began to be hunted for like the ambergris and ivory of commerce.
The Arena, Volume 4, No. 19, June, 1891
1
While thus ruminating, the mate and Louis began a desultory conversation concerning what they termed "ambergrease."
The Cruise of the "Cachalot" Round the World After Sperm Whales
1
In the sunshine, the church tower was like grey amber.
Eyeless in Gaza
2
Though the word ambergris is but the French compound for grey amber, yet the two substances are quite distinct.
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale