I smell sweet savors and I feel soft things. --Shak.
2. Hence, specific flavor or quality; characteristic
property; distinctive temper, tinge, taint, and the like.
Why is not my life a continual joy, and the savor of
heaven perpetually upon my spirit? --Baxter.
3. Sense of smell; power to scent, or trace by scent. [R.]
``Beyond my savor.'' --Herbert.
4. Pleasure; delight; attractiveness. [Obs.]
She shall no savor have therein but lite. --Chaucer.
Syn: Taste; flavor; relish; odor; scent; smell.
2. To partake of the quality or nature; to indicate the
presence or influence; to smack; -- with of.
This savors not much of distraction. --Shak.
I have rejected everything that savors of party.
--Addison.
3. To use the sense of taste. [Obs.]
By sight, hearing, smelling, tasting or savoring,
and feeling. --Chaucer.
2. To have the flavor or quality of; to indicate the presence
of. [R.]
That cuts us off from hope, and savors only Rancor
and pride, impatience and despite. --Milton.
3. To taste or smell with pleasure; to delight in; to relish;
to like; to favor. [R.] --Shak.