单词 | scent bag |
释义 | scent bagn. 1. A sac or pouch possessed by some animals, containing an odorous substance which is typically released during courtship or in self-defence; a scent gland. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > scent-gland scent bag1677 scent gland1683 scent organ1817 scent scale1893 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire ix. 307 Analogous to these scent-bags in Quadrupeds,..those Glandules seated on the rumps of Fowls. 1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 332 In an Allagator of seven Foot long, there were four Glands, Musk Pods, or Scent Bags, two under the jaws, and two near the Anus. 1850 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1848–9 4 234 The scent bag of the Moschus moschiferus is the homologue of the glandulæ oderiferæ Tysoni of the human prepuce. 1964 Bios 35 86 The scent bag of the skunk is used by the Cherokees to ward off demons. 2011 H. Hershberger That's That 34 The weasels..had a powerful scent bag, at least as powerful as a skunk. 2. A sachet or pouch for holding aromatic substances, intended to be placed among articles of clothing or carried about the person; = scent sachet n. at scent n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > perfume making > [noun] > container musk ball1423 puff1436 casting-glass1544 perfuming pan1558 perfumer1591 pouncet-box1598 perfumier1601 sweet-bag1615 casting-bottle1638 perfuming pota1650 musk bag1687 smelling-bottle1722 scent-bottle1765 scent box1777 vinaigrette1811 scent jar1813 scent bag1816 scent ball1832 pouncet1843 scent casket1845 pot-pourri jar1848 cassolette1851 scent sachet1856 scent spray1858 lavender drawer1863 lavender bag1865 odorator1890 pot-pourri bowl1904 lavender sachet1938 1816 Repository of Arts Oct. 199/1 (heading) Preparation of scent-bags, to preserve clothes from being injured by moths. 1856 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Jan. 83/1 She has embroidered for her, as a Christmas gift, an exquisite scent-bag. 1963 E. H. Schafer Golden Peaches of Samarkand x. 162 The custom of hanging sachets and scent bags of all kinds in the clothing, especially on the girdle, goes back to ancient times in China. 2004 M. Heath Magical Oils by Moonlight i. 20 It [sc. the blend of oils] will be carried with you in a scent bag or misted in your space with an atomizer. 3. (a) A bag containing paper pieces used to create a trail for the game of 'Hare and Hounds' (now rare). (b) Chiefly in trail or drag hunting: a bag containing a strong-smelling substance drawn over ground to make an artificial scent trail for hounds to follow. Cf. drag n. 6. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > [noun] > drag train1558 train-scent1593 trail-scent1682 trail1763 drag1841 scent bag1889 1861 Eagle 2 31 We find the two foxes just started, one with the scent-bag hung on his back from which his brother fox ever and anon distributes handfuls of the paper fragments, as guides for the pack to follow. 1889 C. D. Warner in Harper's Mag. Oct. 726/2 The young men..expended an immense amount of energy..in riding at fences after the scent-bag. 1904 E. T. Seton Two Little Savages (1911) iii. v. 294 Every available scrap of wrapping paper was torn up small and put in a ‘scent bag’. 1974 Boys' Life Nov. 51 (cartoon caption) I have been dragging a scent bag for the hounds to follow. 1998 R. Price Freedomland ii. xvi. 298 ‘But in order to use the dog’—Karen pulled a gallon-sized Ziploc bag out of her duffle—‘we're going to need to make a scent bag.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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