Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Perfumes.
- noun An establishment that makes or sells perfume.
- noun The art of making perfume.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A perfumer's establishment.
- noun Perfumes in general.
- noun The art of preparing perfumes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Perfumes, in general.
- noun The art of preparing perfumes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A shop selling
perfumes - noun A factory where perfume is made
- noun The act of being a
perfumer
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun store where perfumes are sold
- noun an establishment where perfumes are made
- noun the art of making perfumes
- noun perfumes in general
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Examples
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"confine the term perfumery" to various odoriferous substances, and exclude scented soaps; because he would be aware that one-third of the returns of every manufacturing perfumer is derived from perfumed soap.
The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants George William Septimus Piesse 1851
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I do however emphatically exclude from the term perfumery, "groceries,
The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants George William Septimus Piesse 1851
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Lush and unapologetically seductive, Andy Warhol Lexington Avenue dares (perhaps for the first time in perfumery) to link two of the most ultra-feminine commodities a woman can own: fragrance and footwear.
August 2008 2008
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Though Albert does not claim any formal training in perfumery, he draws on his experience as an architect to create fragrances.
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A New York perfumery is releasing an Andy Warhol-themed fragrance.
IN ODDER NEWS: Is It Too Late To Change Our URL To “Facebook.com”? | Best Week Ever 2007
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Again about $31 million were contributed by the company's long-term perfumery strategy adopted in the Europe, the Middle East & Africa region.
unknown title 2011
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The perfumery is the only one to be acknowledged by Queen Victoria, who loved the lasting power of the fragrance.
chron.com Chronicle 2009
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What do you think has to be done to further reinforce the idea of perfumery as art?
Bois de Jasmin 2009
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His bills for articles received from Paris, such as perfumery, cravats, jewelry, patent blacking, and clothes, ran to another twelve hundred francs.
Albert Savarus 2007
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His bills for articles received from Paris, such as perfumery, cravats, jewelry, patent blacking, and clothes, ran to another twelve hundred francs.
Albert Savarus 2007
yarb commented on the word perfumery
I depended on my purchase of perfumery for overcoming the effluvia of the day's drudgery, and put on a clean shirt highly scented.
- Lesage, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, tr. Smollett, bk 4 ch. 1
September 18, 2008