单词 | base note |
释义 | base noten. In perfumery: the deepest and longest-lasting note (note n.2 10b) of a fragrance; = bottom note n. 3.Originally, by analogy with sound (see bass adj. 1), indicating a quality of depth in the fragrance; now (influenced by base n.1) having the idea that this scent forms the base layer of the fragrance.Cf. top note n. 2, middle note n. at middle adj. and n. Compounds 1a. ΚΠ 1860 A. Wynter in Once a Week 8 Dec. 667/2 There is another series of perfumes which..lowest in the scale, musk and other animal odours strike a deep base note. 1862 G. W. S. Piesse Art of Perfumery (ed. 3) ii. 35 Scents which are most liked by youth are of lower bass note, while that of age prefer the upper treble. 1937 Drug & Cosmetic Industry July 113/1 In a soap perfume the chief aim of the perfumer must be to make a satisfactory base note... The top note is relatively useless, since the soap..undergoes drying, storage, and similar influences over a long period of time. 1977 R. B. Tisserand Art of Aromatherapy iv. 72 The base notes are used as fixatives, to ‘hold back’ the faster notes, and to make the scent last as long as possible. 2014 Flybe Uncovered Jan. 157 A thrill of pure freshness with the sensuality of a guaiac wood base note. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1860 |
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