Hypertext Webster Gateway: "perfumed"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Perfume \Per*fume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perfumed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Perfuming}.] [F. parfumer (cf. Sp. perfumar); par
(see {Par}) + fumer to smoke, L. fumare, fr. fumus smoke. See
{Fume}.]
To fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.

And Carmel's flowery top perfumes the skies. --Pope.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

perfumed
adj 1: filled or impregnated with perfume; "perfumed boudoir";
"perfumed stationery"; "scented soap" [syn: {scented}]
2: having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the
odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June";
"scented flowers" [syn: {odoriferous}, {odorous}, {scented},
{sweet}, {sweet-scented}, {sweet-smelling}]


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