Meanings
plural odoraments
- archaicSomething which gives off a scent; an odoriferous substance.First known use 14th c.
Odoraments to smell to, of rose-water, violet flowers, balm, rose-cakes, vinegar, etc., do much recreate the brains and spirits […]
1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition 2, section 5, member 1, subsection 5Synonyms: odorant
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomething which gives off a scent; an odoriferous substance.
Origin
- Latinodōrāmentum
- Englishodorament
From Latin odōrāmentum.
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