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perfume

[pur-fyoom, per-fyoom, per-fyoom, pur-fyoom] / ˈpɜr fyum, pərˈfyum, pərˈfyum, ˈpɜr fyum /


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It is strange to be out this early, but the familiar scent of almond sweets that perfumes our town calms me.

From Literature

In the third quarter, the leather-goods division grew 13%, but sales of products such as watches and perfume declined from a year ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

Green cardamom adds perfume to both sweet and savory dishes.

From Salon

"It was like being inside a perfume shop."

From BBC

Some kids said they smelled something on the bus, but who doesn’t?—egg sandwiches, poison ivy medicine, Alice Wendleken’s Little Princess perfume.

From Literature