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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Perfume

Pêr'fūme or Per-fūme', n.

noun

(115) (Synop., § 130), n. [Sp. perfume, Fr. parfum, from Lat. per, through, thoroughly, and fumus, smoke, fume; It. pro-fumo.]

Sense 1. The scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from sweet-smelling substances; fragrance; aroma.

No rich perfumes refresh the fruitful field. Pope.

Sense 2. A substance that emits a scent or odor which affects agreeably the organs of smelling. “An amber scent of odorous perfume.” Milton.

Per-fūme', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. PERFUMED; p. pr. & vb. n. PERFUMING.] [Sp. perfumāre, Fr. parfumer, It. profumare.] To fill or impregnate with a grateful odor; to scent. And Carmel's flowery top perfumes the skies. Pope.