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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

  • (..) Will these hands ne'er be clean? No more o' that, my Lord. No more o' that. You mar all with this starting. Here's the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Wash your hands. Put on your nightgown. Look not so pale. To bed. (..)
    2015 Macbeth