单词 | odorate |
释义 | odorate, a. (n.)|ˈəʊdərət| Now rare. [ad. L. odōrāt-us, pa. pple. of odōrāre to perfume, scent. Cf. F. odorat.] Scented, fragrant.
1626Bacon Sylva §389 Where there is Heat and Strength enough in the Plant, to make the Leaves Odorate, there the smell of the Flower is rather Evanide and Weaker, than that of the Leaves. 1629Maxwell tr. Herodian (1635) 228 All kinde of fragrant and odorate Fruits, Herbes, and Gums. a1715R. Lucas Divine Breathings (1772) §84 A rose set by garlick is sweeter, because the more foetid juice of the earth goes into the garlick, and the more odorate into the rose. 1800Med. Jrnl. IV. 366 He found them to contain..of albuminous and farinaceous matter, but a small quantity, besides some odorate. B. n. A scented or fragrant substance.
a1682Sir T. Browne Tracts (1684) 213 A transcendent Perfume made of the richest Odorates of both the Indies. So ˈodorating a., diffusing odour or scent.
1828in Webster. Hence in mod. Dicts. |

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