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What (who) is Perfume - definition
Perfume
![Original [[Eau de Cologne]] flacon 1811, from [[Johann Maria Farina]], [[Farina gegenüber]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/1811-Rosoli-Flacon.jpg?width=200 "Original [[Eau de Cologne]] flacon 1811, from [[Johann Maria Farina]], [[Farina gegenüber]]")
![''[[Potpourri]]'', by [[Edwin Austin Abbey]], 1899](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Abbey, Edwin Austin - Potpourri - 1899.jpg?width=200 "''[[Potpourri]]'', by [[Edwin Austin Abbey]], 1899")
![[[Ambergris]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ambergris.jpg?width=200 "[[Ambergris]]")
![A Byzantine [[alembic]] used to distill perfumes](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Arheologicheski-Perfume.jpg?width=200 "A Byzantine [[alembic]] used to distill perfumes")
![[[Patch test]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Epikutanni-test.jpg?width=200 "[[Patch test]]")
![''The Perfume Maker'', by [[Rodolphe Ernst]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ernst, Rodolphe - The Perfume Maker.jpg?width=200 "''The Perfume Maker'', by [[Rodolphe Ernst]]")
![An assorti of [[counterfeit]] perfumes (in a "kiosk" store)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fakeperfumes.jpg?width=200 "An assorti of [[counterfeit]] perfumes (in a \"kiosk\" store)")
![Perfume stall in [[Cairo]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Flickr - dlisbona - Perfume stall in Cairo metro.jpg?width=200 "Perfume stall in [[Cairo]]")
![Houbigant]]. Created by [[Paul Parquet]] in 1884, it is one of the most important modern perfumes and inspired the eponymous [[Fougère]] class of fragrances.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fougère Royale by Paul Parquet - Bottle.jpg?width=200 "Houbigant]]. Created by [[Paul Parquet]] in 1884, it is one of the most important modern perfumes and inspired the eponymous [[Fougère]] class of fragrances.")
![Fragonard]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fragonard small perfume distillery.JPG?width=200 "Fragonard]]")
![Itar (herbal perfume) vendor on the street of [[Hyderabad]], India, who can compose an original perfume for the customer](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Itar vendor in Hyderabad.JPG?width=200 "Itar (herbal perfume) vendor on the street of [[Hyderabad]], India, who can compose an original perfume for the customer")
![A floral bouquet, Joy from [[Jean Patou]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joy Jean Patou.jpg?width=200 "A floral bouquet, Joy from [[Jean Patou]]")
![Resins in perfumery include [[myrrh]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Myrrh.JPG?width=200 "Resins in perfumery include [[myrrh]]")
![A "perfume organ", where perfumers utilize hundreds of essences, in [[Grasse]], France](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Perfume Organ, Grasse.jpg?width=200 "A \"perfume organ\", where perfumers utilize hundreds of essences, in [[Grasse]], France")
![Ancient Egyptian perfume vessel in shape of a monkey; 1550-1295 BC; faience; height: 6.5 cm, width: 3.3 cm, depth: 3.8 cm; [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] (New York City)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Perfume vessel in shape of a monkey MET DP228710.jpg?width=200 "Ancient Egyptian perfume vessel in shape of a monkey; 1550-1295 BC; faience; height: 6.5 cm, width: 3.3 cm, depth: 3.8 cm; [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] (New York City)")
![A [[musk]] pod. Extensive hunting of male [[musk deer]] for their pods in recent history has resulted in the detriment of the species.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Primary Form of Musk.jpg?width=200 "A [[musk]] pod. Extensive hunting of male [[musk deer]] for their pods in recent history has resulted in the detriment of the species.")
![Fragrance Wheel perfume [[classification chart]], ver. 1983](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wheel2.gif?width=200 "Fragrance Wheel perfume [[classification chart]], ver. 1983")
![Ancient Egyptian perfume vase in shape of an [[amphoriskos]]; 664–630 BC; glass: 8 × 4 cm (3.1 × 1.5 in); [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] (New York City)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Perfume vase MET 30.8.177 EGDP017567 (cropped).jpg?width=200 "Ancient Egyptian perfume vase in shape of an [[amphoriskos]]; 664–630 BC; glass: 8 × 4 cm (3.1 × 1.5 in); [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] (New York City)")
![Ancient Greek]] perfume bottle in shape of an athlete binding a victory ribbon around his head; circa 540s BC; [[Ancient Agora Museum]] ([[Athens]])](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Perfume bottle in shape of an athlete agora museum athens.jpg?width=200 "Ancient Greek]] perfume bottle in shape of an athlete binding a victory ribbon around his head; circa 540s BC; [[Ancient Agora Museum]] ([[Athens]])")
![Etruscan]] perfume vase, which is inscribed the word "suthina" ("for the tomb"); early 2nd century BC; bronze; height: 16 cm; [[Louvre]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Etruscan perfume vase Louvre Br2949.jpg?width=200 "Etruscan]] perfume vase, which is inscribed the word \"suthina\" (\"for the tomb\"); early 2nd century BC; bronze; height: 16 cm; [[Louvre]]")
![Hellenistic]] glass gold-band mosaic alabastron (perfume bottle); 1st century BC; glass and [[gold leaf]]; Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Glass gold-band mosaic alabastron (perfume bottle) MET DP105812.jpg?width=200 "Hellenistic]] glass gold-band mosaic alabastron (perfume bottle); 1st century BC; glass and [[gold leaf]]; Metropolitan Museum of Art")
![Roman]] perfume bottle; 1st century AD; glass; 5.2 x 3.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Glass perfume bottle MET DP108896.jpg?width=200 "Roman]] perfume bottle; 1st century AD; glass; 5.2 x 3.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art")
![Partially broken perfume amphora; 2nd century AD; glass; from [[Ephesus]]; [[Ephesus Archaeological Museum]] ([[Selçuk]], [[Turkey]])](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/EAM - Perfume amphora.jpg?width=200 "Partially broken perfume amphora; 2nd century AD; glass; from [[Ephesus]]; [[Ephesus Archaeological Museum]] ([[Selçuk]], [[Turkey]])")
![British [[Rococo]] perfume vase; circa 1761; soft-paste porcelain; overall: 43.2 × 29.2 × 17.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Perfume vase MET DP285422.jpg?width=200 "British [[Rococo]] perfume vase; circa 1761; soft-paste porcelain; overall: 43.2 × 29.2 × 17.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art")
![Neoclassical]] pair of perfume burners; probably circa 1770; derbyshire spar, tortoiseshell, and wood, [[Carrara marble]] base, gilded brass mounts, gilded copper liner; 33 × 14.3 × 14.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pair of perfume burners MET DP104612.jpg?width=200 "Neoclassical]] pair of perfume burners; probably circa 1770; derbyshire spar, tortoiseshell, and wood, [[Carrara marble]] base, gilded brass mounts, gilded copper liner; 33 × 14.3 × 14.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art")
MIXTURE USED TO PRODUCE A PLEASANT SMELL
Parfume; Eau de parfume; Perfumes; Perfumery; Perfume Bottle; Perfume bottle; Eau de Parfum; Perfume bottles; Eau de Toilet; Perfume Industry; Perfumeries; Perfuming; Men's Fragrance; Mens Fragrance; Men's fragrance; Extrait de Parfum; Perfume industry; Eau de parfum
Perfume (, ; ) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. The 1939 Nobel Laureate for Chemistry, Leopold Ružička stated in 1945 that "right from the earliest days of scientific chemistry up to the present time, perfumes have substantially contributed to the development of organic chemistry as regards methods, systematic
Perfume
MIXTURE USED TO PRODUCE A PLEASANT SMELL
Parfume; Eau de parfume; Perfumes; Perfumery; Perfume Bottle; Perfume bottle; Eau de Parfum; Perfume bottles; Eau de Toilet; Perfume Industry; Perfumeries; Perfuming; Men's Fragrance; Mens Fragrance; Men's fragrance; Extrait de Parfum; Perfume industry; Eau de parfum
·v A substance that emits an agreeable odor.
III. Perfume ·v The scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma.
perfume
MIXTURE USED TO PRODUCE A PLEASANT SMELL
Parfume; Eau de parfume; Perfumes; Perfumery; Perfume Bottle; Perfume bottle; Eau de Parfum; Perfume bottles; Eau de Toilet; Perfume Industry; Perfumeries; Perfuming; Men's Fragrance; Mens Fragrance; Men's fragrance; Extrait de Parfum; Perfume industry; Eau de parfum
['p?:fju:m]
¦ noun
1. a fragrant liquid typically made from essential oils, used to impart a pleasant smell to one's body or clothes.
2. a pleasant smell.
¦ verb also p?'fju:m
1. impart a pleasant smell to.
2. impregnate with perfume or a sweet-smelling ingredient.
apply perfume to.
Derivatives
perfumed adjective
perfumy adjective
Origin
C16 (orig. denoting pleasant-smelling smoke from a substance used in fumigation): from Fr. parfum (n.), parfumer (v.), from obs. Ital. parfumare, lit. 'to smoke through'.
Examples of use of Perfume
1. "Brazilians always choose a certain type of perfume, a sweet perfume," he said.
2. Lubin’s perfume now returns to the Kingdom some 60 years after Hussein Bakry Gazzaz first imported the French company’s perfume.
3. Sheikha Lubna: Everybody laughs about the perfume.
4. Even the celebrity perfume was Taylor‘s invention.
5. I met with Raj in the capacity of the perfume deal and we have had discussions and meetings regarding finalising the perfume S2 which released in stores earlier this month." "As I have had an active involvement in every aspect of the perfume we have had numerous interactions which culminated in a perfume launch for the press and another for the public which involved visiting perfume stores in the UK around the launch to promote the new fragrance.