fragrance

Roget category 400

3. Words relating to matter
› 3.3. Organic matter
›› 3.3.2. Sensation

#400. Fragrance

noun

fragrance, aroma, redolence, perfume, bouquet, essence, scent — sweet smell, aromatic perfume.
agalloch^†, agallochium^† — aloes wood — bay rum — calambac^†, calambour^† — champak^†, horehound, lign-aloes^†, marrubium^†, mint, muskrat, napha water^†, olibanum^†, spirit of myrcia^†.
essential oil.
incense — musk, frankincense — pastil^†, pastille — myrrh, perfumes of Arabia^† — otto^†, ottar^†, attar — bergamot, balm, civet, potpourri, pulvil^† — nosegay — scentbag^† — sachet, smelling bottle, vinaigrette — eau de Cologne [Fr.], toilet water, lotion, after-shave lotion — thurification^†.
perfumer.
[fragrant wood oils] eucalyptus oil, pinene.

verb

be fragrant etc. adj. — have a perfume etc. n. — smell sweet.
scent [render fragrant], perfume, embalm.

adjective

fragrant, aromatic, redolent, spicy, savory, balmy, scented, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented — perfumed, perfumatory^† — thuriferous — fragrant as a rose, muscadine^†, ambrosial.

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