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† ˈodorable, a. Obs.
[ad. late L. odōrābilis perceptible by smell, f. odorā-rī to smell, scent; cf. OF. odorable (14th c. in Godef.).]
That can be smelt; perceptible to the sense of smell.
1589Puttenham Eng. Poesie ii. i. (Arb.) 78 The audible [is measured] by stirres, times and accents: the odorable by smelles of sundry temperaments. 1684Boyle Porousn. Anim. & Solid Bod. viii. 125 The directly visible or odorable Expirations of Bodies. |