Meanings (ES + gloss)
almizcle
The musky perfume produced by the animal; civetone.
LEONATO. Indeed he looks younger than he did, by the loss of a beard. DON PEDRO. Nay, a' rubs himself with civet: can you smell him out by that? CLAUDIO. That's as much as to say t…
[…]even if modest gestures of modernisation have slimmed down the ceremony, the chrism of unction is no longer perfumed with animal effluents—ambergris, musk and civet—and Andrew L…
civeta
A spotted skunk.
I believe other animals are the same; but skunk and civet are not so particular what they eat; anything half decomposed or rotten will answer.
When inquiring of people, ask about "civets", for spotted skunks are often mistakenly known as civets.
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