Hypertext Webster Gateway: "odour"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
odour
n 1: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the
nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous
form; "she loved the smell of roses" [syn: {smell}, {odor},
{olfactory sensation}, {olfactory perception}]
2: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn: {olfactory
property}, {smell}, {aroma}, {odor}, {scent}]
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