† olfacientn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin olfacient-, olfaciēns, olfacere.

Etymology: < classical Latin olfacient-, olfaciēns, present participle of olfacere (also olefacere ) to detect the odour of, smell < olēre to give off a smell (see olent adj.) + facere to make (see fact n., int., and adv.); compare -facient comb. form.Classical Latin olfaciēns is used as a noun in post-classical Latin, but in the sense ‘a person who detects the odour of’ (5th cent. in Augustine). N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫlfēⁱ·ʃⁱĕnt) /ɒlˈfeɪʃ(ɪ)ənt/.

Obsolete. rare.

A thing that has or gives rise to a smell.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [noun]

smacka1000

breathOE

smella1175

irea1300

weffea1300

thefa1325

relesec1330

odour?c1335

incensea1340

flair1340

savoura1350

smellingc1386

flavourc1400

fumec1400

reflairc1400

air?a1439

scent?1473

taste?c1475

verdure1520

senteur1601

waft1611

effluvium1656

fluor1671

burning scent1681

aura1732

fumet1735

snuff1763

olfacient1822

odouret1825

waff1827

gush1841

sniff1844

tang1858

nose1894

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 255 An atmosphere in which only a few particles of sternutatories or other acrid olfacients are floating.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	olfacient
释义	† olfacientn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin olfacient-, olfaciēns, olfacere. Etymology: < classical Latin olfacient-, olfaciēns, present participle of olfacere (also olefacere ) to detect the odour of, smell < olēre to give off a smell (see olent adj.) + facere to make (see fact n., int., and adv.); compare -facient comb. form.Classical Latin olfaciēns is used as a noun in post-classical Latin, but in the sense ‘a person who detects the odour of’ (5th cent. in Augustine). N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫlfēⁱ·ʃⁱĕnt) /ɒlˈfeɪʃ(ɪ)ənt/. Obsolete. rare. A thing that has or gives rise to a smell. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [noun] smacka1000 breathOE smella1175 irea1300 weffea1300 thefa1325 relesec1330 odour?c1335 incensea1340 flair1340 savoura1350 smellingc1386 flavourc1400 fumec1400 reflairc1400 air?a1439 scent?1473 taste?c1475 verdure1520 senteur1601 waft1611 effluvium1656 fluor1671 burning scent1681 aura1732 fumet1735 snuff1763 olfacient1822 odouret1825 waff1827 gush1841 sniff1844 tang1858 nose1894 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 255 An atmosphere in which only a few particles of sternutatories or other acrid olfacients are floating. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1822
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