单词 | perfumist |
释义 | perfumistn. rare. A producer or seller of perfumes. Also: †a person who wears perfume (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > action of perfuming > one who is perfumed perfumist1603 civet-cat1738 1603 J. Hind Mirrour Worldly Fame vii, in Harleian Misc. (1811) VIII. 43 Remember that perfumist, who being bedaubed with..ointments, at the very instant wherein he should have thanked Vespasian..for an office received, was highly rebuked by him. 1856 C. S. Stewart Brazil & La Plata 92 A sweetness more fresh and grateful than the choicest ‘mille fleurs’ of the perfumist. 1982 MERIP Rep. No. 110. 15/1 ʿAttar is the Arabic for perfumist. 2003 Ottawa Sun (Nexis) 24 Aug. 6 The officers were assisted by a friendly perfumist at the Bay store. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1603 |
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