Attar

At·tar (

-tär

) Died c. 1229.

Persian poet and mystic whose masterpiece, Conference of the Birds, is an allegorical survey of Sufism.

at·tar (

r) also ot·tar (

r) or ot·to (

)

A fragrant essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers: attar of roses.

[Persian 'air, perfumed, from Arabic, aromatic; see r in Semitic roots.]

attar [ˈætə], otto [ˈɒtəʊ], ottar [ˈɒtə]

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) an essential oil from flowers, esp the damask rose, used pure or as a base for perfume attar of roses

[from Persian `atir perfumed, from `itr perfume, from Arabic]

attar - A flower's essence, used for perfume.

See also related terms for perfume.

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attar - essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers

atar, athar, ottar

essential oil, volatile oil - an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings

attar of roses, rose oil - a volatile fragrant oil obtained from fresh roses by steam distillation

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atar athar attar of roses cabbage rose damask rose essential oil moss rose Musk beetle oil ottar otto perfume Rosa damascena Rose rose oil rosebush summer damask rose volatile oil	Alec for the oatmeal diet when she saw a lovely ivory workbox; became resigned to the state of her belt when she found a pile of rainbow-coloured sashes; and when she came to some distractingly pretty bottles of attar of rose, she felt that they almost atoned for the great sin of thinking Phebe the finer girl of the two. Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context Stephen Guest, whose diamond ring, attar of roses, and air of The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context And further they are likely to have a bad effect on those who hear them; for everybody will begin to excuse his own vices when he is convinced that similar wickednesses are always being perpetrated by-- The kindred of the gods, the relatives of Zeus, whose ancestral altar, the attar of Zeus, is aloft in air on the peak of Ida, and who have the blood of deities yet flowing in their veins. The Republic by Plato View in context	attack submarine attack timing attackable attacked attacker attacking Attagas Attaghan attagirl attain Attainability attainable Attainableness attainder attained attainment attainment target attaint Attaintment Attainture Attal Attalea Attalea funifera Attame Attaminate Attar attar of roses Attask Attaste Attawapiskat Atte attelet attemper Attemperament Attemperance Attemperate Attemperation Attemperly Attemperment attempt Attempt to commit a crime Attemptable attempted Attempter Attemptive Attenborough attend attend to attendance attendance allowance attendance centre	Attakapa Attakapan Attakapas Attal Attala County Attala County, Mississippi Attala County, MS Attalea Attalea funifera Attalea speciosa Attaleia Attaleia Attalia Attalia Attaliates, Michael Attalus I Attalus I Soter Attame Attaminate Attap Attap Attappady Hills Area Development Society Attapulgite Attapulgite Attar Attâr Attâr Attar (disambiguation) Attar (disambiguation) Attar of rose Attar of rose attar of roses attar of roses Attar, Farid ad-Din Attar, Farid Al-Din Muhammad ben Ibrahim Attard attars attars Attart Attart ATTAS AtTask Attaste Attaturk Attawapiskat Attawapiskat Attawapiskat Attawapiskat First Nation Education Authority Attawapiskat, Ontario Attawapiskat, Ontario ATTB ATTBCS ATTBI ATTBL ATTC

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Alec for the oatmeal diet when she saw a lovely ivory workbox; became resigned to the state of her belt when she found a pile of rainbow-coloured sashes; and when she came to some distractingly pretty bottles of attar of rose, she felt that they almost atoned for the great sin of thinking Phebe the finer girl of the two.

Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context

Stephen Guest, whose diamond ring, attar of roses, and air of

The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context

And further they are likely to have a bad effect on those who hear them; for everybody will begin to excuse his own vices when he is convinced that similar wickednesses are always being perpetrated by-- The kindred of the gods, the relatives of Zeus, whose ancestral altar, the attar of Zeus, is aloft in air on the peak of Ida, and who have the blood of deities yet flowing in their veins.

The Republic by Plato View in context

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