scenting (verb)

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• scent — [[t]se̱nt[/t]] scents, scenting, scented 1) N COUNT: usu with supp The scent of something is the pleasant smell that it has. Flowers are chosen for their scent as well as their look. Syn: fragrance 2) VERB If something scents a place or thing, it …   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

• scent — 1. noun 1) the scent of freshly cut hay Syn: smell, fragrance, aroma, perfume, redolence, savor, odor, whiff; bouquet, nose See note at smell 2) that s a lovely scent you re wearing …   Thesaurus of popular words

• scent — I UK [sent] / US noun Word forms scent : singular scent plural scents * 1) a) [countable] a particular smell, especially a pleasant one an apple with a rich flavour and scent The sweet fresh scent of newly baked bread filled the house. b)… …   English dictionary

• INCENSE AND PERFUMES — In the ancient world, incense and perfumes were extremely precious commodities, sometimes even more than silver and gold, and were greatly sought after for their fragrance, for both secular and religious purposes. Among the gifts the Queen of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism