Obsolete form of chive (“the herb”).

plural of cive

(countable) A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.

plural of civet

A semi-aquatic civet found in South-East Asis, taxonomic name Cynogale bennettii

Resembling or characteristic of a civet.

(organic chemistry) The unsaturated macrocyclic ketone 1-cycloheptadec-9-enone that is a pheromone produced by the civet cat, and is used to add a musky tone to perfumes

Coffee made from the beans of coffee berries eaten, digested and defecated by civets.

perfumed with civet

plural of otter civet