单词 | perfumatory |
释义 | † perfumatoryn. Obsolete. 1. A censer. Cf. fumatory n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > altar > [noun] > incense perfumatory1641 1641 E. Leigh Critica Sacra: Observ. Hebrew Words Old Test. 451 A perfumatory or incense Altar. 2. = perfumery n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > perfume making > [noun] > place perfumery1786 perfumatory1856 1856 G. W. S. Piesse Art of Perfumery (ed. 2) iii. 34 In all the well regulated perfumatories of Bond Street. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2018). perfumatoryadj. rare. That perfumes something; used in perfume. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [adjective] > perfuming breathful1591 perfuming1593 perfumatory1611 sweetening1707 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Parfumatoire, perfumatorie, perfuming; vsed in, or for, perfumes. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Perfumatory adj., that which perfumes. 1986 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 12 Oct. 11 c Grenouille's greatest need was to develop the basic perfumatory scent of human beings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1641adj.1611 |
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