Bible Encyclopedias
Ambergris
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
An ashy-coloured odorous substance used in perfumery, presumed to be a morbid fragment of the intestines of the spermaceti whale, being often found floating on the ocean which it frequents.
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Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Ambergris'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/a/ambergris.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.