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Meanings of ambergrease in английском

русский
серый янтарь
португальский
âmbar-gris
испанский
ámbar gris
каталонский
ambre gris
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Substance produced in the digestive system of sperm whales.

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        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
        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
        Usage of ambergrease in английском
        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
        Translations for ambergrease
        испанский
        ámbar grisambar gris
        каталонский
        ambre gris
        Ambergrease through the time