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otto1|ˈɒtəʊ|
Also 8–9 otter, ottar.
An altered form of the word more accurately spelt attar, in otto of roses, the fragrant essence of roses.
1639Shirley The Ball iv. i, I left your kick With your cousin to buy otto. 1785Mackenzie Lounger No. 12 ⁋8 With episodes of dancing girls, and otter of roses! 1792A. Young Trav. France 186 Roses are a great article for the famous otter, all of which is commonly supposed to come from Bengal. 1813Moore Post-bag, Hor., Od. ii. xi, While Otto of Roses Refreshing all noses Shall sweetly exhale from our whiskers and wigs. 1835Blackw. Mag. XXXVII. 440 Sweet as ottar of roses distilled by the alchymic sun. 1908Westm. Gaz. 30 Mar. 10/3 As a scent otto of violets has become increasingly popular each year. 1919S. Kaye-Smith Tamarisk Town i. ii. 48 There was a drift of faint perfumes: flowers, macassar oil, otto of roses, lavender and peau d'espagne. 1939–40Army & Navy Stores Catal. 431/1 Cold cream, ‘Otto of Rose’ jar, 1/3.
b. Hence, jocularly, a liquid with a fragrant or characteristic odour.
1849Thackeray Pendennis xlviii, The Captain, before issuing..scented himself with otto of whisky.
Hence ˈottoed a., perfumed with otto of roses.
1810Splendid Follies I. 177 An ell of ottoed cambric. |