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To fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent. And Carmel's flowery top perfumes the skies. Pope.

One who, oe that which, perfumes.

Perfumes, in general.

oschatus), of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and to flavor coffee; -- sometimes called musk mallow.

resinous wood (Aquilaria Agallocha) of highly aromatic smell, burnt by the orientals as a perfume. It is called also agalwood and aloes wood. The name is also given to some other species.

ht. It is wholly volatilized as a white vapor at 212º Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in perfumery. Dana.

A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell. Spenser.

everal East Indian species, as A. nardus and A. schonanthus, yield fragrant oils, used in perfumery.

To impregnate with aroma; to render aromatic; to give a spicy scent or taste to; to perfume. Bacon.

htly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume.

from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted, much prized as a perfume. Also, the fruit. (b) A variety of mint (Mentha aquatica, var. glabrata).

drops of gold. Spectator. The garden is so beset with all manner of sweet shrubs that it perfumes the air. Evelyn.

A perfume; an aroma; as, the bouquet of wine.

Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume. Tennison. The breath of flowers. Bacon.

To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes.

a box, or vase with a perforated cover to emit perfumes.

external genitals of the beaver; castor; -- used in medicine as an antispasmodic, and by perfumers.

ly the citron, a variety of Citrus medica, with large fruits, not acid, and having a high perfume.

To perfume with odors from burning gums and spices. The Salii sing and cense his altars round. Dryden.

A vessel for perfumes; esp. one in which incense is burned.