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perfumery

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per·fum·er·y  (pr-fym-r)
n. pl. per·fum·er·ies
1. Perfumes.
2. An establishment that makes or sells perfume.
3. The art of making perfume.
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Noun1.perfumery - perfumes in general
perfume, essence - a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
2.perfumery - store where perfumes are sold
shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
3.perfumery - an establishment where perfumes are made
establishment - a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
4.perfumery - the art of making perfumes
artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
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Besides, amber is a hard, transparent, brittle, odorless substance, used for mouth-pieces to pipes, for beads and ornaments; but ambergris is soft, waxy, and so highly fragrant and spicy, that it is largely used in perfumery, in pastiles, precious candles, hair-powders, and pomatum.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
I stood by the duke at the door, and I see that every man that went in had his pockets bulging, or something muffled up under his coat -- and I see it warn't no perfumery, neither, not by a long sight.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context
"For the perfumery I excuse you," said Don Quixote; "give it to him in reals, and I shall be satisfied; and see that you do as you have sworn; if not, by the same oath I swear to come back and hunt you out and punish you; and I shall find you though you should lie closer than a lizard.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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