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English Dictionary: scented by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scented
adj
  1. having the sense of smell; "keen-scented hounds" [ant: scentless]
  2. filled or impregnated with perfume; "perfumed boudoir"; "perfumed stationery"; "scented soap"
    Synonym(s): perfumed, scented
  3. having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"
    Synonym(s): odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling
  4. (used in combination) having the odor of; "clean-scented laundry"; "a manure-scented barnyard"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Scent \Scent\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scented}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Scenting}.] [Originally sent, fr. F. sentir to feel, to
      smell. See {Sense}.]
      1. To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to
            scent game, as a hound does.
  
                     Methinks I scent the morning air.      --Shak.
  
      2. To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.
  
                     Balm from a silver box distilled around, Shall all
                     bedew the roots, and scent the sacred ground.
                                                                              --Dryden.
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