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Meaning of nidor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈnʌɪdə/

Definitions

  1. The smell of burning animals, especially of burning animal fat.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Any smell.
    countable, nonstandard, uncountable

Examples

“the material Demons do strangely gluttonize upon the Nidours and Bloud of Sacrifices”
“The First-fruits were a common Oblation to their Deities; but the chief Part of their Worship consisted in sacrificiing Animals : And this they did out of a real Persuasion, that their Gods were pleased with their Blood, and were nourished with the Smoke, and Nidor of them; and therefore the more costly, they thought them the more acceptable, for which Reason, they stuck not sometimes to regale them with human Sacrifices.”
“Elsewhere to blood, smoke, and nidor, he opposes purity of thought, sincerity of affection, […]”
“The smell, at some times of year sensible for Miles, of Sheep, and wool-fat, and that queasy Nidor of Lambs baking in ovens meant for bread […]”
“For her part Vicki smells little, not even the nidor of antifreeze at the stock car races at Lake Doucette.”
“The long, yellow face was framed in side whiskers; there hung about him the nidor of stale cigar smoke.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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