perfume

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. fragrance, aroma; cologne, scent; sachet, attar, perfumery. See odor.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. scent, fragrance, aroma, odor, sweetness, bouquet, redolence, sachet, incense; see also smell 1 .

Perfumes include: attar of roses, sandalwood, balm, bergamot, essential oil, bay oil, bay, rosemary, bay rum, frankincense, myrrh, civet, eau de cologne, musk, rose water, eau de toilette, toilet water, orange-flowers, potpourri, muscadine, spice, sachet, lavender, jasmine, patchouli, rose geranium. Syn.- perfume suggests a relatively strong, but usually pleasant, smell, either natural or manufactured [ the rich perfume of gardenias ] ; scent , in this comParison, implies a relatively faint but pervasive smell, esp. one characteristic of a particular thing [ the scent of apple blossoms ] ; fragrance implies an agreeable, sweet smell, esp. of growing things [ the fragrance of a freshly mowed field ] ; bouquet is specifically applied to the fragrance of a wine or brandy; redolence implies a rich, pleasant combination of smells [ the redolence of a grocery ]

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

fragrance, essence, scent, cologne, bouquet, emanation, aroma. ''Any smell that is used to drown out a worse one.''— Elbert Hubbard.

WORD FIND

• bag of: sachet

• case: pomander

• East Indian: patchouli

• smoking: incense

• sprayer: atomizer

• substance used in: musk, ambergris, myrrh, attar, civet, bergamot, castor, orris

see odor

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun A sweet or pleasant odor: aroma, bouquet, fragrance, redolence, scent. See SMELLS. II verb To fill with a pleasant odor: aromatize, scent. See SMELLS.