odorament
English
Etymology
From Latin odōrāmentum.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊdəɹəmənt/
Noun
odorament (plural odoraments)
- (archaic) Something which gives off a scent; an odoriferous substance. [from 14th c.]
- 1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, Oxford: Printed by Iohn Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 216894069; The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd corrected and augmented edition, Oxford: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, 1624, OCLC 54573970:, II.5.1.v:
- Odoraments to smell to, of rose-water, violet flowers, balm, rose-cakes, vinegar, etc., do much recreate the brains and spirits […]
-