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Meanings of scent in English

Portuguese
odores
Catalan
olor
Spanish
olor
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Any property detected by the olfactory system.

        odores
        Portuguese
        fragrância
        Catalan
        perfum
        Spanish
        esencia

        A distinctive odor that is pleasant.

              fragrância
              Catalan
              olorar

              Catch the scent of; get wind of.

                    Related terms
                    olorar

                    Cause to smell or be smelly.

                        Usage of scent in English
                        1
                        So go now, dear lady, go in good scent And good fortune.
                        Jitterbug Perfume
                        2
                        The scent met you half-way down the path; it was almost overpowering.
                        Tom and Some Other Girls: A Public School Story
                        3
                        Others have the power of divination; he had the faculty of scent.
                        The History of a Crime / The Testimony of an Eye-Witness
                        4
                        And then unmistakably Keith caught the scent of bacon in the air.
                        The River's End
                        5
                        It was the scent which he caught in the air-theman scent.
                        Baree, Son of Kazan
                        6
                        The words swept over the crowd like the scent of the hawthorn.
                        I.N.R.I.: A prisoner's Story of the Cross
                        7
                        Each mould contains a different colour of mucus, with a different scent.
                        The crimson petal and the white
                        8
                        A warm south wind suddenly brings me the scent of flowers: roses?
                        Julian
                        9
                        A moment later I caught Yllin's scent and heard her steady pawsteps.
                        Secrets of the Wolves
                        10
                        The scent of the wild grape blooms was still in his nostrils.
                        The Arena, Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891
                        11
                        Make sure that you're looking your best and wearing your favorite scent.
                        The South African
                        12
                        Tonight she lost the scent almost as soon as she walked outside.
                        No mercy
                        13
                        The scent of sea salt was strong now as I moved along.
                        Murder most frothy
                        14
                        A familiar scent that reminded him of his time in the military.
                        Sword of god
                        15
                        The scent was strong, and it seemed a natural place to go.
                        Quest for the well of souls
                        16
                        And on the moment the scent of sheep came on the breeze.
                        The Call of the Canyon
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                        Scent through the time
                        Scent across language varieties
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