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Synonyms for perfumed


Grammar : Adj
Spell : noun pur-fyoom, per-fyoom; verb per-fyoom, pur-fyoom
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈpɜr fyum, pərˈfyum; verb pərˈfyum, ˈpɜr fyum



Définition of perfumed

Origin :
  • 1530s, "fumes from a burning substance," from Middle French parfum (16c.), from parfumer "to scent," from Old Provençal perfumar or cognate words in dialectal Italian (perfumare) or Spanish (perfumar), from Latin per- "through" (see per) + fumare "to smoke" (see fume (n.)). Meaning "fluid containing agreeable essences of flowers, etc.," is attested from 1540s.
  • adj aromatic
Example sentences :
  • And away her ladyship tripped, flirting her perfumed fan as she went.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • He was outside, breathing deeply, inhaling the perfumed air with delight.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • Yet I hated them all; and most of all I hated the dainty, perfumed, golden-headed Cardinal-legate.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • He had—the perfumed Perona—what he thought was a clever scheme for us.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
  • Her prayers were perfumed with sighs, and cries, and tears for the impenitent.
  • Extract from : « Gathering Jewels » by James Knowles and Matilda Darroch Knowles
  • It was warm and perfumed, and had the clinging tenderness of youth.
  • Extract from : « The Dragon Painter » by Mary McNeil Fenollosa
  • Even the air had a soft languor in it, as if perfumed breaths had mingled there.
  • Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz
  • The Sandal consists in making a perfumed embrocation from sandal wood.
  • Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell
  • When the flowers are to be perfumed, the perfume is to be placed upon the ribbon.
  • Extract from : « The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling » by Emma Peachey
  • "I watched you from my box," the latter remarked, through a perfumed moustache.
  • Extract from : « Virgin Soil » by Ivan S. Turgenev

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