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Crossword-Solution: CIVET 5 letters, 91 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 10

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Word Word Type Definition
Civet n. A substance, of the consistence of butter or honey, taken
from glands in the anal pouch of the civet (Viverra civetta). It is of
clear yellowish or brownish color, of a strong, musky odor, offensive
when undiluted, but agreeable when a small portion is mixed with
another substance. It is used as a perfume.
Civet n. The animal that produces civet (Viverra civetta); -- called
also civet cat. It is carnivorous, from two to three feet long, and of
a brownish gray color, with transverse black bands and spots on the
body and tail. It is a native of northern Africa and of Asia. The name
is also applied to other species.
Civet v. t. To scent or perfume with civet.

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CIVET anagram EVICT

We have 91 clues for the answer “CIVET”

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Catlike carnivore with a spotted coat 1 answer
Musk producer 1 answer
Mongoose's cousin 1 answer
Meerkat, for one 1 answer
Little spotted skunk 1 answer
Kin of a bush cat 1 answer
Fur of a catlike animal. 1 answer
Fur from a catlike animal. 1 answer
Catlike critter 1 answer
Catlike creature 1 answer
Musk provider 1 answer
Catlike beast with a spotted coat 1 answer
Catlike beast 1 answer
Catlike animal of China. 1 answer
Catlike Asian carnivore 1 answer
Cat; perfume 1 answer
Cat-like mammal 1 answer
Cat-family member 1 answer
Cat of Africa 1 answer
Cat for scent 1 answer
Relative of the genet. 1 answer
zibet 1 answer
rasse 1 answer
Substance in perfume. 1 answer
Spotted, musky cat 1 answer
Spotted, catlike mammal 1 answer
Spotted yellowish fur. 1 answer
Spotted nocturnal mammal 1 answer
Spicy stew of game 1 answer
Source of musk 1 answer
Cat relatives of perfume fame 1 answer
Relative of the cat family 1 answer
Relative of a delundung 1 answer
Palm cat, e.g. 1 answer
Oriental cat. 1 answer
Musky mammal 1 answer
Musky catlike critter 1 answer
Musky "cat" 1 answer
Musklike perfumery substance 1 answer
Musk-yielding cat. 1 answer
Bush cat 1 answer
BINTURONG 1 answer
Animal related to the mongoose 1 answer
Afro-Asian cat. 1 answer
A small cat 1 answer
"Cat" with a stink 1 answer
CACOMISTLE 2 answers
Musk source 2 answers
Musk-secreting mammal 2 answers
Musk maker 2 answers
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One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with CIVET (5)

You are to blame, my lady, if you don't have him by your side in a bed perfumed with benjamin, civet, and pure musk, and on the following day if you complain to me about him I will suffer whatever torment Your Highness decides." "Oh, Tirant," said the princess.
The White Knight: Tirant lo Blanc Joanot Martorell and Marti Johan d'Galba 1995
XXX Upon the targe his looks amazed he bent, And therein all his wanton habit spied, His civet, balm, and perfumes redolent, How from his locks they smoked and mantle wide, His sword that many a Pagan stout had shent, Bewrapped with flowers, hung idly by his side, So nicely decked that it seemed the knight Wore it for fashion’s sake but not for fight.
Jerusalem Delivered Torquato Tasso 1995
Just you try.’ How severe are the shocks of early disillusionment! It was not until long after the hare was skinned, roasted, served as _civet_ and as _purée_ that I discovered the truth.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone Henry J. Coke 2012
She told me it had spots like a civet-cat, and this has spots like a civet-cat.’ Then he left the Nunda lying asleep at the foot of the mountain, and went back to his slaves.
The Violet Fairy Book Various 1996
Certain animals, such as the musk-ox, civet-cat, and beaver, possess glands on their sexual organs that secrete materials having a very strong odor.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine George M. Gould 1996

Quotes with CIVET (2)

Know your load. That’s rule numero uno in this business, which is why I make them count the penguins out in front of me one at a time. I’m not going to be the schmuck who shows up in Orlando twobirds short of a dinner party.... I know I’m pulling out of Houston with exactly forty-two Gentoo penguins, seventeen Jamaican land iguanas, four tuataras from New Zealand, and a pair of rare, civet-like mammals called linsangs. No more, no less.
Jacob M. Appel Scouting for the Reaper
That civet-jasmine blend you're wearing tonight absolutely clashes with the third-level formal style of your dress, you know.
Lois McMaster Bujold Cetaganda
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Appears in: Boston Globe, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, Slate, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.

Used 88 times in crossword archives (1953–2024).