| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class III. Words Relating to Matter | | Section III. Organic Matter | | 2. Sensation |
| (4) Odor |
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| 398. Odor. |
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| NOUN: | ODOR or odour, smell, odorament [obs.], scent, effluvium; emanation, exhalation; fume, essence, trail, nidor [obs.], redolence.
SCENT; sense of smell; act of smelling &c. v.; olfaction, olfactories.
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| VERB: | HAVE AN ODOR &c. n.; smell, - of, - strong of; exhale, effluviate [rare]; give out a smell &c. n.; scent.
SMELL, scent; snuff, - up; sniff, nose, inhale.
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| ADJECTIVE: | ODOROUS, odorant [rare], odoriferous; smelling, strong-scented, effluvious, redolent, nidorous, pungent.
[RELATING TO THE SENSE OF SMELL] olfactory, olfactive, olfactible or olfactable; quick-scented.
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| QUOTATIONS: | - Sabean odours from the spicy shore Of Araby the Blest.—Milton
- Smells are surer than sounds or sights To make your heart-strings crack.—Kipling
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