odour : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: odour	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for odour
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
odour n the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" Synonym(s): smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception any property detected by the olfactory system Synonym(s): olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Odor \O"dor\, n. [OE. odor, odour, OF. odor, odour, F. odeur, fr. L. odor; akin to olere to smell, Gr. [?], Lith. [?] Cf. {Olfactory}, {Osmium}, {Ozone}, {Redolent}.] [Written also {odour}.] Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume. Meseemed I smelt a garden of sweet flowers, That dainty odors from them threw around. --Spenser. {To be in bad odor}, to be out of favor, or in bad repute.