olent
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin olens, present participle of olere (“to smell”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editolent (comparative more olent, superlative most olent)
- (obsolete) scented
- 1868–1869, Robert Browning, “(please specify the page)”, in The Ring and the Book. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Smith, Elder and Co., →OCLC:, Chapter IX
- Which butterfly of the wide air shall brag
“I was preferred to Guido” — when 'tis clear
The cup, he quaffs at, lay with olent breast
Open to gnat, midge, bee and moth as well?
- Which butterfly of the wide air shall brag
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editVerb
editolent