Civet vs Covet - What's the difference?
civet | covet |
A carnivorous catlike animal that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.
The musky perfume produced by the animal.
* 1599 ,
To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
To yearn, have or indulge inordinate desire, notably for another's possession.
As a noun civet
is a carnivorous catlike animal that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.As a verb covet is
to wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.civet
English
Noun
(wikipedia civet) (en noun)- LEONATO. Indeed he looks younger than he did, by the loss of a beard.
- DON PEDRO. Nay, a' rubs himself with civet : can you smell him out by that?
- CLAUDIO. That's as much as to say the sweet youth's in love.