well-scentedadj.

1570 A. Golding tr. D. Chytræus Postil 113 All the sacrifyses and good woorkes of the godly must bee smelles, that is too say a farre spred and wel sented fame concerning God.

1668 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 3 635 The Wood of the Acajou Tree, being red, light, and well scented, never rots in Water.

1694 N. H. Ladies Dict. 14/2 These are Gloves scented with Essence.., that they may be taken notice of, to be the finest well scented pair in the Company.

1726 J. Laurence New Syst. Agric. 268 Its beautiful well-sented Flowers.

1762 J. Gildart Let. 29 Mar. in G. Washington Papers (1990) Colonial Ser. VII. 123 A fine dry Stout Clean well Scented Tob[acc]o noted for Pipeing.

1809 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 6 ii. 210 Sassafras-bark, nutmeg and Fennel-seed, soaked in rum, or any other sweet or well-scented article, make the best bait.

1863 Once a Week 12 Dec. 694/1 This singular prodigy of vegetation [sc. a tree on which the poor hang clothes as votive offerings] now bears a ragged and not particularly well-scented fruit.

1900 Illustr. London News 26 May 716/3 The great point about it is the low price at which so high-class and well-scented a soap is sold.

2004 D. Joyce Best Flowers to grow & Cut 140/1 Fine foliage shrubs that also have well-scented flowers.

1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Ep. Ded. So Marot, Sanazarus, and..other..Poetes, whose foting this Author every where followeth; yet so as few, but they be wel sented, can trace him out.

1618 T. Gainsford True Hist. P. Warbeck 105 Well-sented hounds.

1650 S. Gott Ess. True Happines Man i. xv. 83 A man, like a well-sented Hound, rightly pursues all the windings and turnings in the whole course of Business.

1765 J. Hampson Blow at Root 10 If we should be so well scented, as to find out the true Apostolical Line in this dreadful Rupture,..we shall be in a terrible confusion.

1796 Sporting Mag. Oct. 5/2 These [coverts] affording him no respite, from the well-scented hounds, he once more broke away.

1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 17 Nov. (1972) 240 The fellow..has attached himself to this pursuit with the steadiness of a well scented beagle.