Murrhine \Mur"rhine\, a. [L. murrhinus, fr. murrha: cf. F. murrhin.]

Made of the stone or material called by the Romans murrha; -- applied to certain costly vases of great beauty and delicacy used by the luxurious in Rome as wine cups; as, murrhine vases, cups, vessels.

Murrhine glass, glassware made in imitation of murrhine vases and cups.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)