scent

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Scented; p. pr. & vb. n. Scenting. ] [ Originally sent, fr. F. sentir to feel, to smell. See Sense. ] 1. To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does. [ 1913 Webster ]

Methinks I scent the morning air. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume. [ 1913 Webster ]

Balm from a silver box distilled around,
Shall all bedew the roots, and scent the sacred ground. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk. [ 1913 Webster ]

With lavish hand diffuses scents ambrosial. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery. [ 1913 Webster ]

He gained the observations of innumerable ages, and traveled upon the same scent into Ethiopia. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Full of scent or odor; odorous. “A scentful nosegay.” W. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of quick or keen smell. [ 1913 Webster ]

The scentful osprey by the rock had fished. W. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By scent. [ R. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]