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Word: Perfume
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century (originally denoting pleasant-smelling smoke from a burning substance, especially one used in fumigation): from French parfum (noun), parfumer (verb), from obsolete Italian parfumare, literally ‘to smoke through’
ˈpəːfjuːm
a fragrant liquid typically made from essential oils extracted from flowers and spices, used to give a pleasant smell to one's body
Short Definition:fragrant liquid for making body smell pleasant
Examples:- I caught a whiff of her fresh lemony perfume
- musk-based perfumes
Word: Perfume
Speech Type: Verb
ˈpəːfjuːm
ˈpəːfjuːm
pəˈfjuːm
give a pleasant smell to
Short Definition:give pleasant smell to
Examples:- just one bloom of jasmine has the power to perfume a whole room
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