odour of perfume
1perfume — perfumeless, adj. perfumy, adj. n. /perr fyoohm, peuhr fyoohm /; v. /peuhr fyoohm , perr fyoohm/, n., v., perfumed, perfuming. n. 1. a substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell, esp. a fluid… …
2Perfume (novel) — This article is about the novel. For the 2006 film adaptation, see Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (film). Perfume: The Story of a Murderer   …
3odour — Odor O dor ([=o] d[ e]r), n. [OE. odor, odour, OF. odor, odour, F. odeur, fr. L. odor; akin to olere to smell, Gr. o zein, Lith. [*u]sti. Cf. {Olfactory}, {Osmium}, {Ozone}, {Redolent}.] [Written also {odour}.] Any smell, whether fragrant or… …
4perfume — noun /ˈpɜfjum / (say perfyoohm) 1. a substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting a fragrant or agreeable smell. 2. the scent, odour, or volatile particles emitted by substances that have an agreeable smell. –verb (t) /pəˈfjum /… …
5odour — noun /ˈəʊdə,ˈoʊdəɻ/ a) Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume. On the morow after the saboth, erly in the mornynge, they cam vnto the toumbe and brought the odoures whych they had prepared, and other wemen wyth them. b)… …
6odour — noun Syn: smell, stench, stink, reek, aroma, bouquet, scent, perfume, fragrance; Brit.; informal pong, whiff; N.Amer.; informal funk …
7History of perfume — The history of perfume began in antiquity. The word perfume used today to describe scented mixtures, derives from the Latin per fumus , meaning through smoke . Perfumery, or the art of making perfumes, began in ancient Egypt but was developed and …
8sensory reception, human — Introduction means by which humans react to changes in external and internal environments. Ancient philosophers called the human senses “the windows of the soul,” and Aristotle described at least five senses sight, hearing, smell, taste, and… …
9agathosma — The term agathosma comes from the Greek words agathos (good) and osmè (smell, stink, fragrant, odour, scent, perfume). It translates loosely as good smell . The term agathosma is used to denote an illusory or hallucinatory olfactory percept… …
10parosmia — Also known as paraosmia and dysosmia. The term parosmia comes from the Greek words para (beside, near, resembling, accessory to, beyond, apart from, abnormal) and osmè (smell, stink, fragrant, odour, scent, perfume). It translates loosely as a …
