A substance (perhaps fluorspar) of which precious vases and other vessels were made.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Grenewey (fl. 1598), translator. From classical Latin murra, probably of Asiatic origin; compare Hellenistic Greek μορρία or μόρρια.
Definition of murra in US English:
murra
nounˈmʌrə
A substance (perhaps fluorspar) of which precious vases and other vessels were made.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Grenewey (fl. 1598), translator. From classical Latin murra, probably of Asiatic origin; compare Hellenistic Greek μορρία or μόρρια.