Definition of perfume

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Perfume (v.) The scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma..

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Odoriferous :: Odoriferous (a.) Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of scent; fragrant; as, odoriferous spices, particles, fumes, breezes..
Fumer :: Fumer (n.) One who makes or uses perfumes.
Pomade :: Pomade (n.) Perfumed ointment; esp., a fragrant unguent for the hair; pomatum; -- originally made from apples..
Smell :: Smell (v. t.) The quality of any thing or substance, or emanation therefrom, which affects the olfactory organs; odor; scent; fragrance; perfume; as, the smell of mint..
Perfumatory :: Perfumatory (a.) Emitting perfume; perfuming.
Myrtle :: Myrtle (n.) A species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus communis. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head, thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the beautifully mottled wood is used i
Bergamot :: Bergamot (n.) The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
Lavender :: Lavender (n.) An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula (L. vera), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil used in medicine and perfumery. The Spike lavender (L. Spica) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the arts..
Perfumer :: Perfumer (n.) One whose trade is to make or sell perfumes.
Breath :: Breath (n.) Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.
Patchouly :: Patchouly (n.) A mintlike plant (Pogostemon Patchouli) of the East Indies, yielding an essential oil from which a highly valued perfume is made..
Perfumery :: Perfumery (n.) The art of preparing perfumes.
Smoke :: Smoke (v. t.) To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense; to perfume..
Benzoin :: Benzoin (n.) A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume..
Essence :: Essence (n.) Perfume; odor; scent; or the volatile matter constituting perfume.
Ihlang-ihlang :: Ihlang-ihlang (n.) A rich, powerful, perfume, obtained from the volatile oil of the flowers of Canada odorata, an East Indian tree..
Malambo :: Malambo (n.) A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery, said to be from the South American shrub Croton Malambo..
Perfume :: Perfume (v. t.) To fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.
Vanilla :: Vanilla (n.) The long podlike capsules of Vanilla planifolia, and V. claviculata, remarkable for their delicate and agreeable odor, for the volatile, odoriferous oil extracted from them; also, the flavoring extract made from the capsules, extensively used in confectionery, perfumery, etc..
Ambrosia :: Ambrosia (n.) A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell..
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