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mastic¹
- /ˈmæstɪk/
Rhymes with -æstɪk
Where it comes from
From Middle English mastik, from Old French mastic, from Latin mastiche, from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē), from μαστιχάω (mastikháō, “to chew”) (note the chewing gum sense). Related to masticate. The broad sense for cements came via extension from predecessor cements made with the tree's resin. Doublet of mastika.
noun mastics · mastich · mastiche · mastick
- An evergreen shrub or small tree, Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), native to the Mediterranean. The island of Scio is now called by the Greeks Kio [Χιο], the antient Greek name of it was Chios [Χιος]; it was first called Ætalia in very antient times, and also Mastic, on account of the great number of mastic trees that were in this island.
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A hard, brittle, aromatic and transparent resin produced by this tree and used to make varnishes and chewing gum, and as a flavouring.
The mastic, of which the people of Scio gather every year an incredible quantity, is a very rich gum, made use of in medicines, which distils from a shrub called, in Latin, Lentiscus.
Similar: tears of Chios
- An alcoholic liquor flavoured with this resin. He took a list from the desk and read aloud Fatima’s offerings:— […] four bottles of rare mastic from Scio.
- Any of various cements, usually flexible and waterproof, used as an adhesive, sealant, caulk, or filler. ‘They have a few holes here and there. A few. Tiny tiny.’ ‘We could fix those up easy. Mastic cement. Not expensive, boss.’
Mastic²
proper noun
- A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States.
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noun the tree's resin
| Deutsch | Mastix |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | μαστίχα mastícha |
| Русский | масти́ка mastíka |
| العربية | عِلْك ʕilk, مُصْطَكَى muṣṭakā, رَمَاص ramāṣ |
| עברית | מסטיקה mastika |
noun the shrub or tree Pistacia lentiscus
| Español | mata, lentisco, mata charneca |
|---|---|
| Français | arbre au mastic, pistachier lentisque |
| Deutsch | Mastix, Wilde Pistazie, Mastixstrauch, Mastix-Pistazie, Mastix-Baum, Mastix-Strauch |
| Italiano | lentisco |
| Ελληνικά | μαστιχιά mastichiá, μαστιχόδεντρο mastichódentro |
| Русский | мастиковое дерево mastíkovoje d'ér'evo |
| العربية | ضَرْو ḍarw |
| עברית | אלת המסטיק elat hamastik |
noun the flexible, waterproof filler
| Français | mastic |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Dichtmasse, Versiegelung, Dichtstoff, Gummimasse |
| Русский | масти́ка mastíka, зама́зка zamázka, шпаклёвка špakljóvka |
| עברית | מסטיקא mastika |
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