variants also otto
as in scent
a sweet or pleasant smell exuding the attar of jasmine, the beautifully bejeweled woman set off for the ball

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Recent Examples of attar Their flowers in pale pink or white are an afterthought to the plethora of scents – peppermint, lemon, chocolate, nutmeg, apple, ginger, apricot, attar of roses, and cinnamon, among others – that their leaves transmit upon being rubbed or crushed. Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 23 Nov. 2024 Queen Charlotte had an entire room at Windsor Castle dedicated to her snuff collection, her favorite of which was named Violet Strasbourg, a blend mixed with bitter almonds, ambergris, and attar. Lauren Puckett-Pope, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 May 2023 Costa Brazil’s Aroma mimics Amazonian resin with clearwood, myrrh and patchouli; Régime des Fleurs Tears is a woody incense undercut by the freshness of green cognac oil; and subscription-only brand Ffern’s latest takes a lush rose attar in a new and spicier direction via ho wood. Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 23 June 2022 He’s also got pomegranate molasses, which is the red juice cooked down to a syrup; Aleppo pepper, an aromatic chile powder; tahini, homemade from sesame seeds and olive oil; and attar, a sugar syrup made with rose water or orange blossom water. BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2021 Try the Künefe dessert, made with spun pastry called kataifi, soaked in attar syrup, and layered with melted, unsalted cheese. Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 12 June 2022
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Noun
  • Eyewitnesses recalled the scent of burning, with guests’ screams filling the upper floors of the hotel.
    Alex Stambaugh, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The smell of smoke briefly overwhelmed the scent of Carlene Sutherland’s cherry pie and Sharon Tanner’s vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Dior is renowned for its cutting-edge skin care products and inspiring fragrances.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Like prior Cacharel fragrances, such as Anaïs Anaïs from 1978, Ella Ella has a repeating name.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
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  • There are Chanel lipsticks and full-size bottles of Ex Nihilo perfumes in the compartment beneath the touch screen.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The essential oil’s diffusion is extremely powerful, a quality that many consumers are now seeking in perfume, a consequence of TikTok’s #beastmode fragrance trend.
    Sable Yong, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Attar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attar. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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