lavenderyadj.
/ˈlavɪndəri/ Perfumed with lavender; fragrant. Also figurative.
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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [adjective] > smelling of specific things
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lavendery1896
patchoulied1925
1896 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 11 Jan. 39/1 Mr Rose has often written pleasantly about these and other more remote and lavendery antiquities.
1968 P. Dickinson Skin Deep v. 107 Go now, the smile said, and I'll retain fond lavendery memories of you; stay and I'll bite.
1974 A. Price Other Paths to Glory i. v. 49 The lavendery smell of the strange room.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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