- a place where perfumes are sold
- a factory where perfumes are made
- the process of making perfumes
- perfumes in general
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per•fum•er•y
(pər fyo̅o̅′mə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -er•ies.
- perfumes collectively.
- a perfume.
- the art or business of a perfumer.
- the place of business of a perfumer.
- the preparation of perfumes.
- 1790–1800; perfumer + -y3; see -ery
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perfumery /pəˈfjuːmərɪ/ n ( pl -eries)
'perfumery' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bergamot
- castor
- essential oil
- hyssop
- indole
- labdanum
- musk
- neroli oil
- piperonal
- sandalwood
- storax
- thymol
- tiglic acid
- woodruff
- ylang-ylang
- aldol
- ambergris
- anisole
- balm-of-Gilead
- borneol
- cineole
- citral
- civet
- coumarin
- elemi
- eugenol
- farnesol
- frankincense
- hydrocinnamic aldehyde
- ionone
- irone
- isoamyl acetate
- isoamyl salicylate
- jasmine
- lauric aldehyde
- lemon-grass oil
- lemon oil
- linalool
- methylal
- methyl salicylate
- nerol
- nonyl alcohol
- oil of lavender
- orrisroot
- Parma violet
- Peru balsam
- phenethyl alcohol
- phenylacetaldehyde
- phenylpropyl acetate
- phenyl valerate