murrhine

or mur·rine

[ mur-in, -ahyn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

murrhine

/ -ɪn; ˈmʌraɪn /

of or relating to an unknown substance used in ancient Rome to make vases, cups, etc

1570–80; < Latin murr ( h ) inus, for Greek mourrínē, equivalent to mórr ( ia ) murra + -inē feminine noun suffix; -ine ¹

C16: from Latin murr ( h ) inus belonging to murra

In the light of heaven he was also of a black colour, but he said that he was not of a black, but of a murrhine colour.

The next claim has been made on behalf of the murrhine vases of the ancients, which are described as cooked in Parthian fires.

Sometimes purple glass is used in place of brown, probably with the design of imitating the precious murrhine.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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