scent

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  1. noun A distinctive, often agreeable odor. See Synonyms at fragrance, smell.
  2. noun A perfume: an expensive French scent.
  3. noun An odor left by the passing of an animal.
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  • That his vague maunderings about wolves in the sheepfold and his attempts to put Holmes off the scent were a ruse. —  0 Jerusalem - Laurie R. King - Russell-Holmes 05
  • Being that near to him again, breathing in his rich tobacco-and-leather scent was a taste of both heaven and hell. —  NOBODY'S DARLING
  • ; He inhaled deeply, as if her scent was the only air that would sustain him. —  Midsummer Masque
  • I am sorry to say, it is true, the scent is a bit foul and very, VERY strong.
  • Have you tried hanging a nice smelly piece of your clothing or bedding outside so the scent is there for her?
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smell ·  odour ·  flavor ·  taste ·  color ·  green ·  sweetness ·  breath ·  flower ·  stench ·  smoke ·  shade

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scent:   scented ·  scents
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English sent, from senten, to scent, from Old French sentir, from Latin sentīre, to feel; see sent- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Better spelled, as formerly, sent (a spelling which appears also in the compounds assent, consent, dissent, resent), the c being ignorantly inserted, in the 17th century, as in scythe for sithe, scitc for site, scituatc for situate (perhaps in this case to simulate a connection with ascent, descent); early modern English sent, from Middle English senten, from Old French sentir, French sentir = Provencal Spanish Portuguese sentir = Italian sentire, feel, perceive, smell, from Latin sentire, perceive by the senses, observe, give one's opinion or sentiments; prob. orig. ‘strive after,’ ‘go after,’ akin to Goth, sinths = Old High German sind = Anglo-Saxon sīth, English obsolete sithe, a going, journey, time, and to Old High German sinnan, strive after, go, Middle High German G. sinnen, perceive, feel, whence Old High German Middle High German sin (sinn-), German sinn, perception, sense: see sithe. From the L. sentire are also ult. English assent, consent, dissent, resent, etc., sense, sensory, consensus, etc., sentence, sententious, sentiment, presentiment, etc.
  2. Better spelled sent, as in the verb; from Middle English sent; from the verb.
 

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