perfume
noun
[ ˈpəːfjuːm ]
• a fragrant liquid typically made from essential oils extracted from flowers and spices, used to give a pleasant smell to one's body.
• "I caught a whiff of her fresh lemony perfume"
perfume
verb
• give a pleasant smell to.
• "just one bloom of jasmine has the power to perfume a whole room"
Origin:
mid 16th century (originally denoting pleasant-smelling smoke from a burning substance, especially one used in fumigation): from French parfum (noun), parfumer (verb), from obsolete Italian parfumare, literally ‘to smoke through’.
