stacte

American  

[stak-tee] / ˈstæk ti /

noun

1. one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Exodus 30:34.

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stacte British  

/ ˈstæktiː /

noun

1. Old Testament one of several sweet-smelling spices used in incense (Exodus 30:34)

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Etymology

Origin of stacte

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin stactē, stacta “myrrh, gum resin,” from Greek staktḗ “oil of myrrh,” feminine of staktós “trickling” (derivative of stázein “to drip, fall in drops”)

Example Sentences

I have it in musk, civet, amber, Phoenicobalanus, the decoction of turmerick, sesana, nard, spikenard, calamus odoratus, stacte, opobalsamum, amomum, storax, ladanum, aspalathum, opoponax, oenanthe.

From Cynthia's Revels by Jonson, Ben

To-day, during the banquet, I wore a sweet-smelling cluster of stacte upon my breast.

From Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity by Kuprin, A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich)