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Webster 1913 Edition


Odoriferous

Oˊdor-if′er-ous

,
Adj.
[L.
odorifer
;
odor
odor +
ferre
to bear. See
Odoe
, and 1st
Bear
.]
Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of scent; fragrant;
as,
odoriferous
spices, particles, fumes, breezes
.
Milton.
–
Oˊdor-if′er-ous-ly
,
adv.
–
Oˊdor-if′er-ous-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Odoriferous

ODORIF'EROUS

,
Adj.
[L. odoriferus; odor and fero, to bear.]
1.
Giving scent; diffusing fragrance; fragrant; perfumed; usually, sweet of scent; as odoriferous spices; odoriferous flowers.
2.
Bearing scent; as odoriferous gales.