Olent

//ˈəʊlənt// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    scented obsolete

    ", Chapter IX Which butterfly of the wide air shall brag “I was preferred to Guido” — when 'tis clear The cup, he quaffs at, lay with olent breast Open to gnat, midge, bee and moth as well?"

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olfactible

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", Chapter IX Which butterfly of the wide air shall brag “I was preferred to Guido” — when 'tis clear The cup, he quaffs at, lay with olent breast Open to gnat, midge, bee and moth as well?"

Etymology

From Latin olens, present participle of olere (“to smell”).

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