Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Scent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scent \Scent\, v. i.
1. To have a smell. [Obs.]
Thunderbolts . . . do scent strongly of brimstone.
--Holland.
2. To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scent \Scent\, n.
1. That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory
organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an
orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk.
With lavish hand diffuses scents ambrosial. --Prior.
2. Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in
passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence,
course of pursuit; track of discovery.
He gained the observations of innumerable ages, and
traveled upon the same scent into Ethiopia. --Sir W.
Temple.
3. The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of
nice scent; to divert the scent. --I. Watts.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scent
n 1: a distinctive odor that is pleasant [syn: {aroma}, {fragrance},
{perfume}]
2: an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be
traced
3: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn: {olfactory
property}, {smell}, {aroma}, {odor}, {odour}]
v 1: cause to smell or be smelly [syn: {odorize}] [ant: {deodorize}]
2: catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the
drugs" [syn: {nose}, {wind}]
3: apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day" [syn: {perfume}]
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