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perfumed

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per·fume  (pûrfym, pr-fym)
n.
1. A substance that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor, especially a volatile liquid distilled from flowers or prepared synthetically.
2. A pleasing, agreeable scent or odor. See Synonyms at fragrance.
tr.v. (pr-fym) per·fumed, per·fum·ing, per·fumes
To fill or permeate with fragrance; impart a pleasant odor to.

[French parfum, from Old Italian parfumo, from parfumare, to fill with smoke : par-, intensive pref. (from Latin per-, per-) + fumare, to smoke (from Latin fmre, from fmus, smoke).]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.perfumedperfumed - filled or impregnated with perfume; "perfumed boudoir"; "perfumed stationery"; "scented soap"
fragrant - pleasant-smelling
2.perfumedperfumed - having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"
fragrant - pleasant-smelling

perfumed
adjective scented, smelling, fragranced, fragrant, aromatic sweetly-perfumed yellow flowers
Translations
perfumed [ˈpɜːrfjuːmd pərˈfjuːmd] adj
[flower, wine] → parfumé(e)
(= scented) [deodorant, soap] → parfumé(e)
perfumed
adj
(= scented) substanceparfümiert (with mit); handkerchief, envelopeparfümiert
(naturally) flowers, airduftend; a sweetly perfumed oilein süßlich duftendes Öl


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In one corner played a tinkling fountain of perfumed water, and in another was a table bearing a golden tray loaded with freshly gathered fruit, including several of the red-cheeked apples that the shaggy man loved.
In fact, I was already obliged to increase my respirations to eke out of this cell the little oxygen it contained, when suddenly I was refreshed by a current of pure air, and perfumed with saline emanations.
Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
 
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