n. [ OE. odor, odour, OF. odor, odour, F. odeur, fr. L. odor; akin to olere to smell, Gr.
Meseemed I smelt a garden of sweet flowers,
That dainty odors from them threw around. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
To be in bad odor,
n. [ L. odoramentum. See Odorate. ] A perfume; a strong scent. [ Obs. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. odorans, -antis, p. pr. ] Yielding odors; fragrant. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An odorous substance;
a. [ L. odoratus, p. p. of odorare to perfume, fr. odor odor. ] Odorous. [ Obos. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Diffusing odor or scent; fragrant. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. odorifer; odor odor + ferre to bear. See Odoe, and 1st Bear. ] Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of scent; fragrant;
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n. (Chem.) A pungent oily substance obtained by redistilling bone oil. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Free from odor. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
Such fragrant flowers do give most odorous smell. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
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