orris

/awr-is, or-/US // ˈɔr ɪs, ˈɒr- //UK // (ˈɒrɪs) //

奥里斯,奥瑞斯,奥利斯

Definitions

n.名词 noun

The best tooth-powders are made from cuttle-fish, prepared chalk, and orris-root commingled together in equal quantities.
He kept his face against her hair, soft and silky, and fragrant with orris—forgetting himself utterly in his loving pity for her.
Orris, or′is, n. a peculiar kind of gold or silver lace: upholsterers' galloon and gimp.
Orris root, which is used in perfumery, is the stem of the Iris florentina.
It was as soft as satin, and smelt faintly of orris, and her fingers closed on his with a little friendly pressure.