Nard (Noun)
Meaning
An aromatic ointment used in antiquity.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The Egyptians highly prized nard, importing large quantities of it to perfume their skin and garments.
- She extracted a few precious drops of nard from the intricately carved container.
- Perfumed with expensive nard, the incense offered by the apostle in Luke's account signaled extreme extravagance.
- Roth recommended perfuming bathwater with oil of rose or the richer scented oil of nard to wash and restore moisture.
- Alabaster bottles often stored such treasured ingredients as attar, civet, galanga, lemon-grass oil, bergamot and expensive imported oils such as spikenard, often translated in other English Bible translations simply as "nard."