lavender water

English

Noun

lavender water (countable and uncountable, plural lavender waters)

A perfume composed of alcohol, essential oil of lavender, essential oil of bergamot, and essence of ambergris.
- 1771, Elizabeth Griffith, The History of Lady Barton, London: T. Davies & T. Cadell, Volume 3, Letter 59, p. 30,
  When I had recovered my reason, I had the happiness of finding my brother and Delia sitting by me, and my champion kneeling before me, and pouring lavender water on my hands and face, with a look of such tender solicitude, as if his life depended upon mine.
- 1808, Sydney Smith, “Indian Missions” in The Edinburgh Review, Volume 12, Number 23, April 1808, p. 175,
  […] as they perceived some more signs of life than were at first apparent, a young Englishman poured down his throat the greatest part of a bottle of lavender-water, which he happened to have in his pocket. The effects of such a stimulus, applied to a stomach accustomed to nothing stronger than water, were instantaneous and powerful.
- 1863, Louisa May Alcott, Hospital Sketches, Boston: James Redpath, Chapter 3, p. 33,
  The first thing I met was a regiment of the vilest odors that ever assaulted the human nose, and took it by storm. Cologne, with its seven and seventy evil savors, was a posy-bed to it; and the worst of this affliction was, every one had assured me that it was a chronic weakness of all hospitals, and I must bear it. I did, armed with lavender water, with which I so besprinkled myself and premises, that […] I was soon known among my patients as “the nurse with the bottle.”
- 1933, Ethel Lina White, Some Must Watch, Chapter 5,
  The tide of her curiosity was running strongly when, at long last, she entered the blue room. It was a huge, handsome apartment, furnished with a massive mahogany suite, made sombre by reason of the prevailing dark blue colour of the walls, carpet and curtains. A dull red fire glowed in the steel grate. Although its closeness was mitigated with lavender-water, the atmosphere smelt faintly of rotten apples.

单词	lavender water
释义	lavender water English Noun lavender water (countable and uncountable, plural lavender waters) A perfume composed of alcohol, essential oil of lavender, essential oil of bergamot, and essence of ambergris. 1771, Elizabeth Griffith, The History of Lady Barton, London: T. Davies & T. Cadell, Volume 3, Letter 59, p. 30, When I had recovered my reason, I had the happiness of finding my brother and Delia sitting by me, and my champion kneeling before me, and pouring lavender water on my hands and face, with a look of such tender solicitude, as if his life depended upon mine. 1808, Sydney Smith, “Indian Missions” in The Edinburgh Review, Volume 12, Number 23, April 1808, p. 175, […] as they perceived some more signs of life than were at first apparent, a young Englishman poured down his throat the greatest part of a bottle of lavender-water, which he happened to have in his pocket. The effects of such a stimulus, applied to a stomach accustomed to nothing stronger than water, were instantaneous and powerful. 1863, Louisa May Alcott, Hospital Sketches, Boston: James Redpath, Chapter 3, p. 33, The first thing I met was a regiment of the vilest odors that ever assaulted the human nose, and took it by storm. Cologne, with its seven and seventy evil savors, was a posy-bed to it; and the worst of this affliction was, every one had assured me that it was a chronic weakness of all hospitals, and I must bear it. I did, armed with lavender water, with which I so besprinkled myself and premises, that […] I was soon known among my patients as “the nurse with the bottle.” 1933, Ethel Lina White, Some Must Watch, Chapter 5, The tide of her curiosity was running strongly when, at long last, she entered the blue room. It was a huge, handsome apartment, furnished with a massive mahogany suite, made sombre by reason of the prevailing dark blue colour of the walls, carpet and curtains. A dull red fire glowed in the steel grate. Although its closeness was mitigated with lavender-water, the atmosphere smelt faintly of rotten apples.
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