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What does the word perfume mean?

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. ( Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

Usage examples for perfume

She could only gasp as her dancing eyes tried to see everything at once- flowers everywhere, hiding the walls, breathing perfume from the corners, drooping from the ceiling. – The Short Cut by Jackson Gregory
As I went to the door a crowd of people could be seen running towards the Market Square, the air was filled with the strong perfume of the bursting charge. – The Siege of Mafeking (1900) by J. Angus Hamilton
It smote Leopold in the face, with the wind of motion, and it seemed to him the essential perfume of sadness. – The Princess Virginia by C. N. Williamson A. M. Williamson

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What does the word perfume mean?

Usage examples for perfume