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nards

nards

9.9
A strong-smelling plant root or oil used in perfumes
  • noun
  • /nɑrdz/
  • Archaic
translation icon : nardo
  • She dabbed a little of the perfume, rich with nards and sandalwood, behind her ears.

Examples

  • Traders brought nards from distant mountains to sell in the city markets.

  • Many perfumes contain nards for their unique scent.

  • The ancient texts mention nards as valuable ingredients in sacred rituals.

  • The ancient Egyptians used nards in their rituals.

  • The ancient texts mention nards as valuable ingredients in sacred rituals.

  • She dabbed a little of the perfume, rich with nards and sandalwood, behind her ears.

  • Many perfumes contain nards for their unique scent.

Synonyms

nard
vsnards
  • Archaic
3 9.9

A fragrant oil used as perfume and medicine in ancient times

refers broadly to the plants or oils used for perfume and medicine

Surface Forms

nard singular
nards plural

Morphology

nards = nard (transparent) = nard + s

This is a regular plural formation from 'nard' with no special semantic shift.

Etymology

The word nards (the fragrant plants or oil) comes from the old word nard, a sweet-smelling mountain plant known in the Middle East and South Asia, and you can see the same root in spikenard; traders sold nards as perfume and medicine, which is why nards means those aromatic plants or their oil.