Definition of Chypre

1. Noun. Any of several perfumes having a citrus top note and woody base notes ¹

2. Noun. Family of fragrances build on a base consisting of bergamot, oakmoss and labdanum. ¹

3. Noun. A perfume with such a fragrance. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chypre

1. a type of perfume [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chypre

chymosin
chymosinogen
chymosins
chymostatin
chymotropic pigment
chymotrypsin
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogens
chymotrypsins
chymotryptic
chymous
chymus
chynd
chyometer
chyometers
chypre (current term)
chypres
chyron
chyrons
chyrstal
chyrstals
chytrid
chytridiomycosis
chytrids
chœnices
chœnix
chœnixes
chætognath
chætognaths
chætophorous

Literary usage of Chypre

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571 by Kenneth Meyer Setton (1984)
"... published with an illuminating introduction by Jean Richard, chypre sous Us Lusignans: Documents chypriotes des Archives du Vatican, Paris, 1962, pp. ..."

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