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Type Words
Synonyms scent
Type of neaten, groom
Derivation perfumery


She perfumes herself every day.
Type Words
Synonyms aromatise, aromatize
Type of odorize, odourise, scent
Derivation perfumery


orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden.
Type Words
Synonyms essence
Type of toilet articles, toiletry
Has types toilet water, cologne, cologne water, eau de cologne, eau de toilette, pachouli, patchouli, patchouly, perfumery, potpourri, rose water
Type Words
Synonyms aroma, fragrance, scent
Type of odor, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, odour
Has types incense

Examples of perfume

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Seventy-five per cent of the world's luxury perfume bottles are still made here.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The store sells cosmetics, skin care, perfume, hair and nail products and tools.
From the fresnobee.com
The light perfume tickles my nose as I draw near to watch the pollinator ballet.
From the newsobserver.com
Arden's new Britney Spears Fantasy perfume is also a hit in Europe, says Giblen.
From the businessweek.com
Actress Keira Knightley is delighted to be the new face of perfume giant Chanel.
From the metro.co.uk
Plop the whole wedge in so that the aromatic oils of the zest perfume your soup.
From the sfgate.com
The inviting floral perfume is can be a bit dreamy, but is not at all frivolous.
From the sfgate.com
Chrism is made of olive oil and is scented with a sweet perfume, usually balsam.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Add a few other items, mash it, boil it for 21 days and, voilu, you get perfume.
From the denverpost.com
More examples
  • Aroma: a distinctive odor that is pleasant
  • Fill or impregnate with an odor; "orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden"
  • Apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day"
  • A toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
  • (perfumed) odoriferous: having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"
  • Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, animals, objects, and living spaces a pleasant scent . ...
  • Perfume is a 2001 film about the fashion industry in New York City.
  • Perfume were a British indie group from Leicester, active between 1993 and 1997.
  • Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give a pleasant smell.