Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fragrant essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The chemical composition of this valuable perfume has been carefully studied, and its principal constituent, geraniol (C10H18O), obtained from cheaper sources (as from the essential oil of Indian grass or Turkish geranium), is now — with perhaps the addition of some of the minor constituents, also from relatively cheap sources — offered for sale as synthetic attar of roses.
- noun In the East Indies, a general term for a perfume from flowers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A fragrant essential oil; esp., a volatile and highly fragrant essential oil obtained from the petals of roses.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun an
essential oil extracted fromflowers - noun a
perfume made from this oil
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Yet here were beautiful Gûlistan roses (the exquisitely sweet little rose from which the attar is made), and English mignonette, and sweet-scented verbena and jasmine.
A Christmas Cake in Four Quarters Mary Anne 1871
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The valuable article of commerce known as attar of roses is made here in the following manner: -- On 40 pounds of roses are poured 60 pounds of water, and they are then distilled over a slow fire, and 30 pounds of rose water obtained.
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This year it is Rosenthal -- valley of roses -- and sweet as their attar is his spell.
From the Easy Chair — Volume 01 George William Curtis 1858
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The flower is also extracted in India, but I can’t comment enough about its scent because I’ve only tried the attar, which is very subdued and not as heady as I expected.
Floral Tea Notes Ayala Sender 2009
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The flower is also extracted in India, but I can’t comment enough about its scent because I’ve only tried the attar, which is very subdued and not as heady as I expected.
Archive 2009-06-01 Ayala Sender 2009
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Kannauj (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 6: Already unable to stand to the stiff competition from modern perfumes, the indigenous perfume industry locally known as 'attar' in Kannuaj town in Uttar Pradesh is now facing the wrath of the global meltdown.
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Community members wear new clothes, apply 'attar' (perfume) before going for the sermon, and help those who cannot afford to, if they can.
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The attar is always made at the beginning of the season, when the nights are cool; in the morning the little film of attar which is formed upon the surface of the rose-water during the night is removed by means of a feather, and it is then carefully placed in a small phial; and, day after day, as the collection is made, it is placed for a short period in the sun, and after a sufficient quantity has been procured, it is poured off clear, and of the color of amber, into small phials.
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Talk about your attar o 'roses an' cologne factories!
All Gold Cañon 2010
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Talk about your attar o 'roses an' cologne factories!
All Gold Canon 2010
beautifulpyre commented on the word attar
Attar of Roses
April 30, 2009