Civet vs Cuvet - What's the difference?
civet | cuvet |
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.
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As nouns the difference between civet and cuvet
is that 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 while cuvet is (chemical vessel).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.