Definition of nard

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Nard (n.) An ointment prepared partly from this plant. See Spikenard.

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Nardine :: Nardine (a.) Of or pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard.
Winnard 2 :: Winnard 2 (n.) The redwing.
Thenardite :: Thenardite (n.) Anhydrous sodium sulphate, a mineral of a white or brown color and vitreous luster..
Batfish :: Batfish (n.) A name given to several species of fishes: (a) The Malthe vespertilio of the Atlantic coast. (b) The flying gurnard of the Atlantic (Cephalacanthus spinarella). (c) The California batfish or sting ray (Myliobatis Californicus..
Nard :: Nard (n.) A kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia..
Spignet :: Spignet (n.) An aromatic plant of America. See Spikenard.
Reynard :: Reynard (n.) An appelation applied after the manner of a proper name to the fox. Same as Renard.
Kaynard :: Kaynard (n.) A lazy or cowardly person; a rascal.
Renard :: Renard (n.) A fox; -- so called in fables or familiar tales, and in poetry..
Spikenard :: Spikenard (n.) An aromatic plant. In the United States it is the Aralia racemosa, often called spignet, and used as a medicine. The spikenard of the ancients is the Nardostachys Jatamansi, a native of the Himalayan region. From its blackish roots a perfume for the hair is still prepared in India..
Horsemint :: Horsemint (n.) A coarse American plant of the Mint family (Monarda punctata).
Gurnard :: Gurnard (n.) Alt. of Gurne.
Canard :: Canard (n.) An extravagant or absurd report or story; a fabricated sensational report or statement; esp. one set afloat in the newspapers to hoax the public.
Palissy :: Palissy (a.) Designating, or of the nature of, a kind of pottery made by Bernard Palissy, in France, in the 16th centry..
Hospice :: Hospice (n.) A convent or monastery which is also a place of refuge or entertainment for travelers on some difficult road or pass, as in the Alps; as, the Hospice of the Great St. Bernard..
-art :: -art () The termination of many English words; as, coward, reynard, drunkard, mostly from the French, in which language this ending is of German origin, being orig. the same word as English hard. It usually has the sense of one who has to a high or excessive degree the quality expressed by the root; as, braggart, sluggard..
Elleck :: Elleck (n.) The red gurnard or cuckoo fish.
Piper :: Piper (n.) A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular spines..
Nowd :: Nowd (n.) The European gray gurnard (Trigla gurnardus).
Hardhead :: Hardhead (n.) Block's gurnard (Trigla gurnardus) of Europe.
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