Musk

musk, n. a strong perfume, obtained from the male musk-deer: a hornle deer, in Tibet and Nepaul, yielding musk.— v.t. to perfume with musk. (Fr. muse— L. muscus, Gr. mosekos —Pens, musk.] fite, [hr m!, hir min. Mate Muik'-app'le, Mtiak'-oat, Muak'-mel'on MUSk'- rose, ., so called from their musky odour, Musket, mus'ket, s. formerly, the common handgun of soldiers. [Fr. mousquet, a musket formerly a hawk— It. mosquetto^-L. musca, a fly; many of the old guns had fancy names derived from birds and other animals.]