musk /mʌsk/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;
Origin: musc, from Late Latin muscus, from Greek moschos, from Persian mushk, from Sanskrit muska 'testicle'; because the substance comes from a part of a deer near its testicles]
1. a substance with a strong smell that is used to make
perfume2. written a strong smell, especially the way a person smells:
the musk of sweat and muscle—musky adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲