joss stick


noun
  1. a slender stick of a dried, fragrant paste, burned by the Chinese as incense before a joss.

Origin of joss stick

1
First recorded in 1880–85

Words Nearby joss stick

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How to use joss stick in a sentence

  • It was distinctly nervous work however, and Olivia started back, as her husband set the joss stick fizzling.

    The Mandarin's Fan | Fergus Hume
  • For quite ten minutes Ainsleigh continued waving, until the joss stick burnt down nearly to the root.

    The Mandarin's Fan | Fergus Hume
  • Then he looked again, Olivia placed the still fizzling joss stick in the fender, and peered over his shoulder.

    The Mandarin's Fan | Fergus Hume
  • It must have been Hwei who came to the Abbey on the night my aunt was killed and dropped the joss stick.

    The Mandarin's Fan | Fergus Hume
  • Evidently he is not acquainted with the peculiar smell of a joss stick.

    Number Seventeen | Louis Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for joss stick

joss stick

noun
  1. a stick of dried perfumed paste, giving off a fragrant odour when burnt as incense

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