"camphire" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkæmfaɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈkæmfaɪ.ə(ɹ)/ Forms: camphires [plural]
Etymology: Malapropism in the English Bible of the Hebrew כֹּפֶר / כּוֺפֶר (kōp̄er, “henna”) by confusion with camphor. The Hebrew is from Akkadian 𒇒𒌓𒀀 (kupru, “bitumen, pitch”) from Akkadian 𒅗𒉺𒊒 (kapāru, “to smear, to daub on”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|כֹּפֶר / כּוֺפֶר|t=henna|tr=kōp̄er}} Hebrew כֹּפֶר / כּוֺפֶר (kōp̄er, “henna”), {{l|en|camphor}} camphor, {{der|en|akk|𒇒𒌓𒀀|t=bitumen, pitch|tr=kupru}} Akkadian 𒇒𒌓𒀀 (kupru, “bitumen, pitch”), {{der|en|akk|𒅗𒉺𒊒|t=to smear, to daub on|tr=kapāru}} Akkadian 𒅗𒉺𒊒 (kapāru, “to smear, to daub on”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} camphire (plural camphires)
  1. Camphor. Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Flowers, Myrtales order plants
    Sense id: en-camphire-en-noun-neFVeFsO Disambiguation of Flowers: 23 13 13 17 17 16 Disambiguation of Myrtales order plants: 28 14 13 14 14 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ghost words Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 15 14 15 15 10 Disambiguation of English ghost words: 38 13 13 13 13 9
  2. 1734, George Sale, The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed, London: C. Ackers, Chapter 78, page 475: Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-camphire-en-noun-XH~45PaU
  3. 1734, George Sale, The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed, London: C. Ackers, Chapter 78, page 475: Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-camphire-en-noun-m0TCGVaj
  4. 1786, John Hunter, A Treatise on the Venereal Disease, London, Part II, Chapter IX, Section VI, page 108: Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-camphire-en-noun-XpCDoU6V
  5. 1786, John Hunter, A Treatise on the Venereal Disease, London, Part II, Chapter IX, Section VI, page 108: Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-camphire-en-noun-b5nG~cyj
  6. The fragrant henna flower (or plant) (Lawsonia inermis, syn. Lawsonia alba) Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-camphire-en-noun-ckxlk0L7

Inflected forms

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