Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scented"
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)
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" [syn: {perfumed}]
3: having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the
odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June";
"scented flowers" [syn: {odoriferous}, {odorous}, {perfumed},
{sweet}, {sweet-scented}, {sweet-smelling}]
4: (used in combination) having the odor of; "clean-scented
laundry"; "a manure-scented barnyard"
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