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odor |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Odor \O"dor\, n. [OE. odor, odour, OF odor, odour, F. odeur, fr L. odor; akin to olere to smell, Gr ?, Lith. ? Cf {Olfactory}, {Osmium}, {Ozone}, {Redolent}.] [Written also {odour}.] Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume. Meseemed I smelt a garden of sweet flowers, That dainty odors from them threw around --Spenser. {To be in bad odor}, to be out of favor, or in bad repute. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: odor n 1: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn: {olfactory property}, {smell}, {aroma}, {odour}, {scent}] 2: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form "she loved the smell of roses" [syn: {smell}, {odour}, {olfactory sensation}, {olfactory perception}]
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