ˈmusk-bag
1. The bag or gland containing musk in various animals, esp. the Musk-deer.
| 1681 Grew Musæum i. ii. ii. 22 The Musk Bladder or Bag is about three inches long. 1877 J. Gibson in Encycl. Brit. VII. 25/1 The Musk Deer..differs from the true deer in the absence of horns, and in the presence of the musk-bag. |
† 2. A small bag containing musk and other perfumes, etc. Obs. rare.
| 1706 Closet of Rarities (Nares), To make musk-bags to lay among your cloaths.—Take the flowers of lavender-cotton six ounces [etc.]..dry them and beat them to powder, and lay them in a bag wherein musk has been. |