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[n. pur-fyoom, per-fyoom; v. per-fyoom, pur-fyoom]

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noun

a substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell, especially a fluid containing fragrant natural oils extracted from flowers, woods, etc., or similar synthetic oils.

the scent, odor, or volatile particles emitted by substances that smell agreeable.

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verb (used with object)

(of substances, flowers, etc.) to impart a pleasant fragrance to.

to impregnate with a sweet odor; scent.

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Origin:
1525–35; earlier parfume (noun) < Middle French parfum, noun derivative of parfumer (v.) < obsolete Italian parfumare (modern profumare). See per-, fume

Related forms

per·fume·less, adjective

per·fum·y, adjective

un·per·fumed, adjective

Synonyms
1. essence, attar, scent; incense. 2. Perfume, aroma, fragrance all refer to agreeable odors. Perfume often indicates a strong, rich smell, natural or manufactured: the perfume of flowers. Fragrance is usually applied to fresh, delicate, and delicious odors, especially from growing things: fragrance of new-mown hay. Aroma is restricted to a somewhat spicy smell: the aroma of coffee.

Antonyms
2. stench.

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Have you ever found a perfume that seemed to have been made for you, a.

The perfume hovers over the water and makes one's eyes water occ.

The aim is to create a diagnostic nose as discriminating as those of perfume mixers or wine buyers.

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Have you ever found a perfume that seemed to have been made for you, a.

The perfume hovers over the water and makes one's eyes water occ.

The aim is to create a diagnostic nose as discriminating as those of perfume mixers or wine buyers.

Egyptians are believed to be the first to incorporate fragrances and perfume into their cultural rituals, and.

And putting make-up, hair extensions, and perfume in the same category as lying is really a stretch.

Jars of skin cream still bore the scent of coconuts, and flasks of perfume exuded essence of rose.

Grow these fragrant plants to perfume your garden-and your home.

Many of the ingredients prized by perfume companies are being regulated out of existence.

There are perfume legends, there are perfumer legends, and then there are perfumes that become obsessions.

They are used in everything from perfume bottles to car engines.

With an adult's permission, spray the foam with perfume or cologne several times.

It is the diffusion process that spreads the scent of a perfume in a room without air.

The czar's servants carried the opulent dishes, perfume bottles and other personal items directly to the czar's private chamber.

Plant a vine near a patio where you can enjoy its perfume on balmy summer evenings.

Ultimately, her reputation led her to the perfume industry.

In reality, it is a perfume that uses mint's form to reconceptualize a material into a work.

Another showed, beside a tray of perfume bottles, two stone hands twisted in pain.

Female cones then emit a more attractive perfume to lure the bugs back in.

While heat is flowing, or perfume molecules are spreading, they can do work are useful.

Though perfume makers have found synthetic alternatives to musk, the hunting hasn't stopped.

But a perfume named for a male ballet dancer or pop musician could have a.

Similarly, the shape of the bottle helps determine perfume sales.

Its delicious perfume carries with it the suggestion of a better world.

Adored by some people, detested by others, the aroma is so powerful that a few ripe berries can perfume a room.

Newer hybrids may be showier, but this species is still cherished for its delightful perfume and early bloom time.

There he discovered highly-scented spices and perfume essences, which he brought home with him.

At one they offered sweets and a squirt of perfume when they waved people through.

She put on makeup and perfume every morning, and dangling earrings.

Amour is an example of rather abstract perfume art, the scent of.

As a result some may find it difficult to look at these rock-crystal vessels, jewels and perfume flasks as works of art.

It may have been part of a water vessel carried by a servant, or a bottle that held perfume or medicine.

The perfumer then selects and combines ingredients they feel will ultimately convey these facets in a finished perfume.

Much the same is true of the odours of cooking, or of other people's food or perfume.

El color y el perfume le dicen al escarabajo dónde-y dónde no-deben parar.

Many perfume houses offer beginning fragrances for their younger consumers.

Their hair was dyed unsubtle shades of red and they entered the car in a cloud of cheap perfume.

Ellena had presented an iteration of the perfume he was working on to the creative team.

Perfume also deters wildlife and attracts biting bugs.

As bathing was limited in pre-plumbing days, the use of perfume to.

He found old bottles of perfume on one of the ruins on the island.

The personality of the man or woman whose name is on a perfume bottle is rarely captured in the personality of the liquid inside.

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World English Dictionary

perfume

—n
1.	cologne See also toilet water a mixture of alcohol and fragrant essential oils extracted from flowers, spices, etc, or made synthetically, used esp to impart a pleasant long-lasting scent to the body, stationery, etc
2.	a scent or odour, esp a fragrant one

—vb
3.	(tr) to impart a perfume to

[C16: from French parfum, probably from Old Provençal perfum, from perfumar to make scented, from per through (from Latin) + fumar to smoke, from Latin fumāre to smoke]

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Word Origin & History

perfume

1533, from M.Fr. parfum, from parfumer "to scent," from Prov. perfumar, from L. per- "through" (see per) + fumare "to smoke" (see fume). Earliest use in Eng. was in reference to fumes from something burning. Meaning "fluid containing agreeable essences

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of flowers, etc., is attested from 1542. The verb is first recorded 1538.

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