murra
or mur·rha
[ mur-uh ]
noun
a mineral or stone used in ancient Rome for making fine vases, cups, etc.: believed to have been fluorite.
Origin of murra
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How to use murra in a sentence
Vases made of murrha, a material with a pale sheen in it, highly valued by the ancients; probably fluor-spar.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2 | Ernst Eckstein
British Dictionary definitions for murra
murra
/ (ˈmʌrə) /
noun
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