senteur

English

Etymology

French senteur

Noun

senteur

1. (obsolete) scent
   • 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book XXVIII.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:

     Much seeking there is after his guts, for the pleasant senteurs and odors wherewith they be stuffed ful.

References

• “senteur”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• neuters, retunes, run tees, tensure, tenures, tureens, unreset

French

Etymology

From sentir +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑ̃.tœʁ/

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Noun

senteur f (plural senteurs)

1. scent, perfume

Derived terms

• pois de senteur

Further reading

• “senteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• neutres, retenus, suèrent, teneurs, usèrent