levant
verb
[ lɪˈvant ]
• run away, typically leaving unpaid debts.
• "the clerk had levanted before his employer returned from America"
Origin:
early 17th century: perhaps from Levant: compare with French faire voile en Levant ‘be stolen or spirited away’, literally ‘set sail for the Levant’.
storax
noun
• a rare fragrant gum resin obtained from an East Mediterranean tree, sometimes used in medicine, perfumery, and incense.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin, from a variant of Greek sturax .
