A perfume which bears the name of the animal from whence it is taken, called a civet cat (found in China and the East and West Indies), but bearing a greater resemblance to a fox or marten than a cat Several of these animals have been brought into Holland, and afford a considerable branch of commerce, particularly at Amsterdam. The civet is collected near the anus of this fierce carnivorous quadruped, and squeezed out in summer every other day, in winter twice a week; the quantity procured at once is from two scruples to a drachm or more. The juice thus collected is much purer and finer than that which the animal sheds against shrubs or stones in its native climates. Good civet is of a clear yellowish or brownish colour, not fluid nor hard, but about the consistence of butter or honey, and uniform throughout; of a very strong smell, quite offensive when undiluted, but agreeable when only a small portion is mixed with other substances.