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verb

past tense of perfume
as in scented
to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance roses perfumed the wedding chapel

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Recent Examples of perfumed
Verb
This 26-ounce, triple-wicked beauty from Flamingo Estate—perfumed with jasmine, rose, bergamot, and orange blossom—is estimated to last up to 165 hours. Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024 While the best hand creams run the gamut from fancy and perfumed to biotech infused and all-natural, dermatologists warn that the best products for dry hands will stay within certain parameters. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2024 The drawer liners are perfumed with fragrance oils that diffuse as they are exposed to air. Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfumed
Adjective
  • What Is Palak Paneer? Palak Paneer is a popular Indian dish consisting of paneer (fresh Indian cottage cheese cubes), fragrant spices, and a creamy spinach sauce.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Note, however, that the deliciously fragrant flowers that turn into coffee cherries (which, like the foliage, are toxic until they’re dried and roasted) likely won’t bloom unless the plant reaches 3 feet.
    Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The team also collected large bags of aromatic air around the mummies so that a panel of people from Egypt and Europe could use their noses to identify top notes of the smells, similar to what is done nowadays for fine wines or whiskeys.
    Sarah Everts, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
  • In both cases, the addition of the aromatic white adds a light floral lift to the wine’s bouquet.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • This is largely thanks to the materials applied to the mummies, which included scented waxes, coniferous resins and oils made from pine, cedar, and juniper, as well as gum resins such as frankincense and myrrh.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Avoid bubble baths, douches, and scented soaps or lotions.
    Wendy Wisner, Health, 4 Feb. 2025

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“Perfumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfumed. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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