perfuming (verb)

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• 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 — I. noun Etymology: Middle French perfum, probably from Old Occitan, from perfumar to perfume, from per thoroughly (from Latin) + fumar to smoke, from Latin fumare, from fumus smoke more at fume Date: 1533 1. the scent of something sweet smelling… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• perfume — (n.) 1530s, from M.Fr. parfum, from parfumer to scent, from Prov. perfumar, from L. per through (see PER (Cf. per)) + fumare to smoke (see FUME (Cf. fume)). Earliest use in English was in reference to fumes from something burning. Meaning fluid… …   Etymology dictionary

• perfume — I UK [ˈpɜː(r)fjuːm] / US [ˈpɜrfjum] noun Word forms perfume : singular perfume plural perfumes * 1) [countable/uncountable] a liquid with a pleasant smell that you put on your skin a bottle of perfume expensive perfumes 2) [countable] literary… …   English dictionary

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• perfume — 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 /… …