Odorate
//ˈəʊdəɹət// adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A fragrant substance; perfume. obsolete
"A transcendent perfume made of the richest odorates of both the Indies, kept in a book made of the Muschie stone of Niarienburg […]"
Adjective
- 1 odorous obsolete
"where there is heat and strength enough in the plant to make the leaves odorate , there the smell of the flower is rather evanid and weaker than that of the leaves"
Example
More examples"where there is heat and strength enough in the plant to make the leaves odorate , there the smell of the flower is rather evanid and weaker than that of the leaves"
Etymology
From Latin odoratus, past participle of odorare (“to perfume”), from odor (“odor”).
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