Definition of scent

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Scent (n.) That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk..

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Deliquescent :: Deliquescent (a.) Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts..
Zilla :: Zilla (n.) A low, thorny, suffrutescent, crucifeous plant (Zilla myagroides) found in the deserts of Egypt. Its leaves are boiled in water, and eaten, by the Arabs..
Family :: Family (v. t.) Course of descent; genealogy; line of ancestors; lineage.
Ancestry :: Ancestry (n.) Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent..
Swell :: Swell (n.) A gradual ascent, or rounded elevation, of land; as, an extensive plain abounding with little swells..
Florescent :: Florescent (a.) Expanding into flowers; blossoming.
Ascent :: Ascent () The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth..
Turgescent :: Turgescent (a.) Becoming turgid or inflated; swelling; growing big.
Accrescent :: Accrescent (a.) Growing larger after flowering.
Rufescent :: Rufescent (a.) Reddish; tinged with red.
Babbler :: Babbler (n.) A hound too noisy on finding a good scent.
Adipescent :: Adipescent (a.) Becoming fatty.
Quiescency :: Quiescency (n.) The state or quality of being quiescent.
Smell :: Smell (v. i.) To affect the olfactory nerves; to have an odor or scent; -- often followed by of; as, to smell of smoke, or of musk..
High :: High (superl.) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high..
Wind :: Wind (v. t.) To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game..
Pseudo-monocotyledonous :: Pseudo-monocotyledonous (a.) Having two coalescent cotyledons, as the live oak and the horse-chestnut..
Genealogist :: Genealogist (n.) One who traces genealogies or the descent of persons or families.
Entailment :: Entailment (n.) The act of entailing or of giving, as an estate, and directing the mode of descent..
Englishry :: Englishry (n.) A body of English or people of English descent; -- commonly applied to English people in Ireland.
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