odouret
English
editodouret
Noun
editodouret (plural odourets)
- a faint smell (rare) (obsolete) [1825]
- 1825, Francesco Redi, translated by Leigh Hunt, Bacchus in Tuscany[1], line 527:
- He makes very sweet perfumes,
And fumigations for your rooms;
He makes powderets,
He makes odourets,
And all for certain marvellously;
References
editOxford English Dictionary, s.v. “odouret (n.),” July 2023, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/3827717087 (soft paywall).
Google Groups: Dixonary, thread “Round 3464 ODOURET results”, 2024-07-13