scent
noun /sent/Definition
B2 [C] a pleasant natural smell: the scent of rosesSmells and smelling › [C] a smell produced by an animal that acts as a signal to other animals: The hounds had lost the scent of the fox near the river.Smells and smelling › [C or U] a pleasant-smelling liquid that people put on their skin: a bottle of scent → Synonym perfumeToiletry and perfumes
(Definition of scent noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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