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bay rum en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A fragrant liquid used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes, originally made in the West Indies from rum and the leaves and/or berries of the West Indian bay tree (Pimenta racemosa).
    • Minna might be sitting in her plaid dress on the window-seat with her embroidery, her smooth hair polished with bay-rum, humming Solveig's song. 1915, Dorothy Richardson, Pointed Roofs, Broadview, published 2014, page 177:

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