castoreum

Noun

countable uncountable archaic

The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers. / (archaic) A hat made from beaver fur.

Japanese Meaning

成熟したビーバーのキャスター嚢から分泌される苦味のある滲出液 / (古語) ビーバーの毛皮から作られた帽子

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

調香師たちはかつて、成熟したビーバーの香嚢から分泌される苦い分泌物を、その温かく革のような香りのために使用していた。

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Sense（1）

The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers.

One of the substances tried was castoreum. […] If I were to judge from my own experience, I would say castoreum has very little therapeutic power, for I have not seen much benefit from its employment in those cases to which this remedy is said to be adapted.

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Sense（2）

(archaic) A hat made from beaver fur.

castoreums

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