perfume
noun /ˈpɜː.fjuːm/
/pɝːˈfjuːm/ Definition
A2 [C or U] a liquid with a pleasant smell, usually made from oils taken from flowers or spices and often used on the skin: What perfume are you wearing? She adores French perfume.Toiletry and perfumes › [U] a pleasant natural smell: The perfume of the roses filled the room.Smells and smelling perfume /ˈpɜː.fjuːm/
/ˈpɝː-/ verb [T] › In the evening, the flowers perfume the air.Smells and smelling
/ˈpɝː-/ verb [T] › In the evening, the flowers perfume the air.Smells and smelling(Definition of perfume noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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