hircine

hircine
1. adjective /ˈhɜːsaɪn,ˈhɝsaɪn,ˈhɝsɪn/
a) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats.<ref name="D.com"/><ref name="AHD"/><ref name="OED"/><ref name="WEB"/><ref name="WNet">“hircine” defined by <b>WordNet 3·0</b>, © 2006 by Princeton University</ref>
b) Possessed of an odour reminiscent of goats.<ref name="D.com"/><ref name="AHD"/><ref name="OED"/><ref name="WEB"/><ref name="WNet"/>
2. noun /ˈhɜːsaɪn,ˈhɝsaɪn,ˈhɝsɪn/
<ref name="OED"/> A fossil amorphous resin which, when burnt, gives off a pungent, hircinous aroma.<ref name="OED"/>
Syn: hircite

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  • Hircine — Hir cine, Hircinous Hir ci*nous, a. [L. hircinus, fr. hircus hegoat: cf. F. hircin.] 1. Goatlike; of or pertaining to a goat or the goats. [1913 Webster] 2. Of a strong goatish smell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hircine — goat like, 1650s, from L. hircinus pertaining to a goat, from hircus he goat, buck, probably related to hirsutus shaggy …   Etymology dictionary

  • hircine — [hʉr′sīn΄, hʉr′sin] adj. [L hircinus < hircus, goat < IE * gherkwo < * ĝhers , to bristle > HORRID] of or like a goat; esp., smelling like a goat …   English World dictionary

  • hircine — ● hircin, hircine adjectif (latin hircinus, de hircus, bouc) Littéraire. Relatif au bouc : Odeur hircine …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • hircine — /herr suyn, sin/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a goat. 2. having a goatish odor. 3. lustful; libidinous. [1650 60; < L hircinus of a goat, equiv. to hirc(us) goat + inus INE1] * * * …   Universalium

  • hircine — (ir si n ) s. f. Terme de chimie. Principe qui est dans les graisses de bouc et de mouton. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Hircin …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • hircine — [ hə:sʌɪn] adjective literary of or resembling a goat. Origin C17: from L. hircinus, from hircus he goat …   English new terms dictionary

  • hircine — hir·cine …   English syllables

  • hircine — hir•cine [[t]ˈhɜr saɪn, sɪn[/t]] adj. 1) anb of, pertaining to, or resembling a goat 2) having a goatish odor 3) lustful; libidinous • Etymology: 1650–60; < L hircīnus=hirc(us) goat + īnus ine I …   From formal English to slang

  • hircine — Resembling or smelling like a goat …   Grandiloquent dictionary

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