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perˈfuming, vbl. n.
[See -ing1.]
The action of the verb perfume. a. Burning of incense, etc.; fumigation; disinfecting. b. Scenting.
1548Elyot Dict., Suffitio.., a perfumyng or fumigacion. 1560J. Daus tr. Sleidane's Comm. 342 Smoking and perfuming with sensours [orig. fumigationes atque suffitus thuribulis]. 1656Earl of Monmouth tr. Boccalini, Pol. Touchstone (1674) 260 The perfuming of Gloves with Ambergreese. 1873E. Spon Workshop Receipts Ser. i. 383/2 Perfuming [of soap] is generally done when the paste is in the frame.
c. attrib. and Comb., as perfuming-pan, perfuming-pot, perfuming-room, perfuming-vessel.
1564–78W. Bullein Dial. agst. Pest. (1888) 49 Forgette not sweete perfumes of Rose water, cloues, maces, vinegar in a perfuming pan. 1647Trapp Comm. Acts v. 41 The martyrs..released for a season, seemed to come..out of a perfuming-house rather than a prison-house. 1655Moufet & Bennet Health's Improv. (1746) 95 Boil it gently in a perfuming Pot with Spiknard and white Wine. 1772Ann. Reg. 2/1 Over their graves are generally little open stone⁓buildings, which..have a niche for a perfuming vessel. |