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perfume

Definition

  • noun: a liquid substance that you put on your body in small amounts in order to smell pleasant
  • noun: the scent of something sweet-smelling
  • verb: to fill or cover (something) with a pleasant smell
  • verb: to fill or imbue with an odor
  • synonyms: scent, fragrance, aroma

Examples

  • The meal included a delicate fish 'perfumed' with butter and herbs.

  • The 'perfume' [='fragrance, scent'] of lilies filled the room.

  • a time when it was common for men to 'perfume' their hair

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) And in your precious, delicate condition. Oh, Kostya. Good. A clean nightshirt and sheets. A towel and a clean pail of warm water. Wait. And bring the perfume bottle, in the outside pocket of my handbag. Twenty-one to Stremov, four to Karenin. The motion is carried. Alexei, they're back. (..)
    2012 Anna Karenina