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Ess Bouquet|ɛs buːˈkeɪ|
[Short for F. essence de bouquet.]
The trade name of a perfume. Also ellipt. as Ess.
1855G. W. S. Piesse Art of Perfumery vi. 118 ‘Ess’ Bouquet..is but a mere contraction of ‘essence’ of bouquet. 1875Browning Inn Album 11, With nose in want of snuff Rather than Ess or Psidium. 1892G. W. Askinson tr. Furst's Perfumes 175 The title Ess. Bouquet is an abbreviation of the full name given above [i.e. Essence des Bouquets]. 1905Westm. Gaz. 8 Aug. 10/1 Queen Alexandra..has recently abandoned her favourite Ess Bouquet to some extent and taken to Sweet Pea. 1920A. H. J. Keane tr. Deite's Man. Toilet Soap-Making (ed. 2) 222 ‘Ess-Bouquet’ Soap. 1926–7Army & Navy Stores Catal. 487/1 Bayley's Ess Bouquet—bot. 4/6. |