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• perfume — per|fume1 [ˈpə:fju:m US ˈpə:r ] n [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: parfum, probably from Old Provençal perfumar to perfume , from Latin fumare to smoke ] 1.) a liquid with a strong pleasant smell that women put on their skin or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• perfume — 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… …   Universalium

• Perfume — For other uses, see Perfume (disambiguation). The Perfume Maker, by Rodolphe Ernst Perfume (English: /ˈpɝː.fjuːm/, French parfum pronounced: [paʁ.fœ̃]) is a mixture of fragrant …   Wikipedia

• perfume — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)fjuːm, pə(r)fju͟ːm[/t]] perfumes, perfuming, perfumed 1) N MASS Perfume is a pleasant smelling liquid which women put on their skin to make themselves smell nice. The hall smelled of her mother s perfume. ...a bottle of perfume. ...the …   English dictionary

• perfume — per•fume n. [[t]ˈpɜr fyum, pərˈfyum[/t]] v. [[t]pərˈfyum, ˈpɜr fyum[/t]] n. v. fumed, fum•ing 1) a substance that diffuses or imparts an agreeable or attractive smell, esp. a fluid containing fragrant natural oils extracted from flowers, woods,… …   From formal English to slang

• History 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 …   Wikipedia

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