odorament
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin odōrāmentum.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
odorament (plural odoraments)
- (archaic) Something which gives off a scent; an odoriferous substance. [from 14th c.]
- 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:, 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 […]