perfume

Definitions

1. A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor
2. A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.
   countable, uncountable
3. A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor
4. A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.
   countable, uncountable
5. To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent

Equivalents

Examples

“Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw⟳ the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw⟳ a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like⟳ scarlet flames athwart the pines.”

“Among the Turks, an exciting compound consists of olibanum, myrrh, camphor, musk, in pulverized form⟳. The resultant perfume is said to affect⟳ the genitals.”

“She bought a perfume at the airport.”

“The market for prestige perfumes is pretty much restricted to what industry economists call⟳ “gotrocks ladies”—women in households with annual incomes over $40,000 and who are over forty but still young enough to have⟳ a sense⟳ of smell⟳ (Elizabeth Taylor, for instance).”

“The perfume industry is facing a major problem: maintaining constant levels of quality is crucial, but it is increasingly difficult to obtain⟳ a regular supply⟳ of all the necessary natural ingredients.”

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