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perfume

Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːfjuːm/

The English word “perfume” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.
  2. A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.

verb

  1. To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French parfum, perfum. Doublet of parfum.

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