musk
musk — noun
1. An oily substance with a powerful, lasting smell, taken from a scent gland in a
An oily substance with a powerful, lasting smell, taken from a scent gland in a kind of male deer. Long valued in perfumery because it anchors lighter fragrances and helps them stay on the skin. Almost all musk sold today is produced synthetically.
Dimitri added a single drop of musk oil to the citrus blend, and the whole perfume suddenly felt deeper.
musk oil + added to [perfume blend]
Ingrid stirred a bead of synthetic musk into the jasmine formula at her workbench on Rue Cambon.
synthetic musk + stirred into [formula]
The chemist at the Grasse factory replaced the deer musk in her soap formula with a synthetic liquid.
Rodrigo opened the small jar and the smell of raw musk filled the room.
Zara's favourite soap is made with white musk, which leaves a soft, clean smell on her skin all day.
文法句型
musk + of + animal
synthetic/natural + musk
用法筆記
Now mostly produced synthetically; natural musk from the musk deer gland is rare and tightly regulated under conservation laws.
常見錯誤
2. A warm, heavy, sweet smell with a slightly wild, animal undertone — whether it c
A warm, heavy, sweet smell with a slightly wild, animal undertone — whether it comes from actual musk glands or from anything that carries a similar scent.
The heavy musk rising from the deer pen was so strong that the keeper covered his nose.
heavy musk + rising from [place]
Noor caught the faint musk of her father's cologne on the collar of his winter coat.
faint musk of [cologne on clothing]
Kwame knelt by the tree trunk and traced the heavy musk the buck had rubbed into the bark.
Lucas's cologne had a warm musk that stayed on his scarf for days.
The old leather armchair gave off a warm musk that reminded Hana of her childhood home.
- musky scent
a lighter, everyday way to name the same smell
- animalic note
used in perfumery to describe a rich, warm scent that resembles musk
文法句型
musk + of + source
faint/heavy/warm + musk
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (PERFUME INGREDIENT): this sense names the smell itself, not the physical substance that produces it.