incense
41incense cedar — ☆ incense cedar n. a large, W North American tree (Calocedrus decurrens) of the cypress family with reddish bark and flattened, scalelike leaves …
42Incense clock — The incense clock (香鐘, 香钟, xiāng zhōng in Chinese) is a special timekeeping device invented in China during the Song Dynasty (960 1279) that spread to neighboring countries such as Japan. The clocks bodies are effectively specialized censers that …
43Incense in China — A Western Han inlaid bronze mountain censer Incense in China is traditionally used in a wide range of Chinese cultural activities including, religious ceremonies, ancestor veneration, traditional medicine, and in daily life. Known as xiang… …
44INCENSE AND PERFUMES — In the ancient world, incense and perfumes were extremely precious commodities, sometimes even more than silver and gold, and were greatly sought after for their fragrance, for both secular and religious purposes. Among the gifts the Queen of… …
45Incense of India — Indian Incense is known as agarbattī in Hindi (अगरबत्ती) (and other Indian languages). India has a rich tradition of incense making that goes back centuries. Many Indian incenses have a unique scent that is not found in any other part of the… …
46Incense and Peppermints — Infobox Single Name = Incense and Peppermints Artist = Strawberry Alarm Clock from Album = Incense and Peppermints A side = B side = The Birdman of Alkatrash Released = 1967 Format = 7 , 12 Recorded = 1966 Genre = Psychedelic pop Length = 2:37… …
47incense tree — noun any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑elephant tree, ↑Bursera microphylla, ↑gumbo limbo, ↑Bursera simaruba, ↑Boswellia carteri …
48Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev (Haluza, Mamshit, Avdat and Shivta) State Party = ISR Type = Cultural Criteria = iii, v ID = 1107 Region = Europe and North America Year = 2005 Session = 29th Link =… …
49incense burner — container generally of bronze or pottery, fitted with a perforated lid, in which incense is burnt. Although incense burners were used in Europe, they were far more widespread in the East. In China during the Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 220), a… …
50incense burner — noun : one that burns incense; specifically : a vessel (as a stationary vase) for holding burning incense compare censer * * * incense burner, a vessel or receptacle, often highly ornamental, for holding incense when burned; censer; thurible …
