† graveolencegraveolencyn.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
A rank, offensive smell.
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stenchc893
reekeOE
weffea1300
stink1382
fise14..
smeek?c1425
fist1440
fetorc1450
stew1487
moisture1542
putor1565
pouant1602
funk1606
graveolence1623
hogo1654
whiff1668
fogo1794
stythe1823
malodour1825
pen and ink1859
body scent1875
pong1900
niffa1903
hum1906
taint1927
honk1953
bowf1985
stank1996
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Graueolentie, a stincking sauour.
1658–78 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Graveolence.
1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Graveolence, a rank or strong sent, a being Graveolent, smelling rank, stinking.
1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Graveolencie.
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Graveolency.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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