| murrhine | Made of the stone or material called by the Romans murrha; applied to certain costly vases of great beauty and delicacy used by the luxurious in Rome as wine cups; as, murrhine vases, cups, vessels. Murrhine glass, glassware made in imitation of murrhine vases and cups. Origin: L. Murrhinus, fr. Murrha: cf. F. Murrhin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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