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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_142142" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_142142" /> == | ||
<p> (1): | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia [[(P.]] Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; - called also, mastic tree. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52530" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52530" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> [[Mastic]] </strong> ( <em> tsorî </em> , [[Genesis]] 37:25 RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] , [[Ev]] [Note: English Version.] ‘balm’ (wh. see), <em> schinos </em> , Sus 54). [[A]] diÅ“cious shrub (the <em> pistacia lentiscus </em> [[L.),]] found in thickets on the [[Mediterranean]] seaboard. The gum obtained through cuttings in the bark is chewed as a dentifrice, and also for its pleasant taste and perfume. It is sometimes used as a flavouring by confectioners. </p> <p> [[W.]] Ewing. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49935" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49935" /> == | ||
<p> Bibliography | <p> '''Bibliography Information''' McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Mastic'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/m/mastic.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> | ||
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