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Origin:
1580–90; < Neo-Latin, Latin mūrex the shellfish that yielded Tyrian purple dye
1580–90; < Neo-Latin, Latin mūrex the shellfish that yielded Tyrian purple dye
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Murices
is always a great word to know.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
murex
kind of shellfish which yields a purple dye, 1589, from L. murex (pl. murices), probably cognate with Gk. myax "sea mussel," of unknown origin, perhaps related to mys "mouse" (see muscle and mussel).
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