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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_142142" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_142142" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) | <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> [[Mastic]] </strong> ( <em> tsorî </em> , [[Genesis]] 37:25 RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] , | <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" /> == | ||
