Meaning of nard | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A diminutive of the male given name Bernard.
2. A flowering plant of species Nardostachys jatamansi, in the valerian family, that grows in the Himalayas and is used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine.
   countable, uncountable
3. A testicle.
   US, plural-normally, slang
4. A Persian game similar to backgammon.
   uncountable
5. Obsolete spelling of Nart
   alt-of, obsolete
6. A fragrant oil from the plant, formerly much prized.
   countable, uncountable
7. American spikenard (Aralia racemosa), a North American perennial herb with an aromatic root.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“[…]there cam a womã with an alablaſter boxe of oyntment / called narde / that was pure and coſtly / and ſhe brake the boxe ãd powred it on his heed.”

“The Roman poet Horace refers to a lecherous old fop "scented with nard."”

“The soccer ball hit me right in the nards!”

“I’m sure whoever was in charge must have been one of the last of the Fulda Fucktards, you know, those generals who spent their nard-drop years training to defend West Germany from Ivan.”

“"Nard", a people reported by tradition to have formerly posessed this country (Circassia).”

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