The Only Use of
frankincense
in
Moby Dick
- The Turks use it in cooking, and also carry it to Mecca, for the same purpose that frankincense is carried to St. Peter's in Rome.†
Chpt 91-93
Definition:
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(frankincense) an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation