Afterscent
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A scent that follows something; a scent remaining after its source is no longer present.
"1861, R. H. Chermside, An Only Son, Chapter 21, in Dublin University Magazine Volume 58, No. 343, p. 185, “Prickly plants of disappointment spring up in so many shapes! Yet some have flowers of sweet afterscent. […] ”"
Example
More examples"1861, R. H. Chermside, An Only Son, Chapter 21, in Dublin University Magazine Volume 58, No. 343, p. 185, “Prickly plants of disappointment spring up in so many shapes! Yet some have flowers of sweet afterscent. […] ”"
Etymology
From after- + scent.
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