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Definition of Thyine
1. Noun. The fragrant wood of a North African tree (''Callitris quadrivalvis'', formerly ''Thuja articulata'') of the cedar family. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thyine
1. of a tree supposed to be sandarach [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thyine
Literary usage of Thyine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The plants of the Bible, trees and shrubs by John Hutton Balfour (1885)
"thyine-WOOD is mentioned in Revelation xviii. 12, as one of the articles of
merchandise in the Apocalyptic Babylon. This appears to be the citron-wood of ..."
2. Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Book of Revelation by Albert Barnes (1856)
"pie, and silk, and scarlet, and all • thyine wood, .and all manner vessels of ivory,
... thyine ..."
3. Scripture Natural History: Containing a Descriptive Account of the by William Carpenter, Gorham Dummer Abbot (1833)
"thyine. . THIS wood is mentioned, in Rev. xviii. 12, among the various articles
of luxury imported into the modern Babylon. Theophrastus says, that the ..."
4. Illustrated History of Furniture: From the Earliest to the Present Time by Frederick Litchfield (1899)
"ROMAN FURNITURE: Position of Rome—The Roman House—Cicero's Table—thyine Wood—Customs
of wealthy Romans—Downfall of the Empire. BIBLICAL REFERENCES. ..."
5. The Scripture garden walk: comprising the botanical exposition and natural (1832)
"thyine. The thya, or thyon tree, is a species of the cypress of the wilder sort,
and is believed to be a native of the northern coast of Africa, ..."
6. The Plants of the Bible by John Hutton Balfour (1885)
"Merchandise of silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood."—REv. xviii. 12. thyine-WOOD
is mentioned in ... In 1796 Desfontaines found the thyine-tree on Mount ..."
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