perfumery
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per·fum·er·y
(pər-fyo͞o′mə-rē)n. pl. per·fum·er·ies
1. Perfumes.
2. An establishment that makes or sells perfume.
3. The art of making perfume.
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perfumery
(pəˈfjuːmərɪ)n, pl -eries
1. (Commerce) a place where perfumes are sold
2. (Commerce) a factory where perfumes are made
3. (Commerce) the process of making perfumes
4. perfumes in general
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per•fum•er•y
(pərˈfyu mə ri)n., pl. -er•ies.
1. perfumes collectively.
2. the art or business of a perfumer.
3. the place of business of a perfumer.
4. the preparation of perfumes.
[1790–1800]
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Noun | 1. | perfumery - perfumes in general |
2. | perfumery - store where perfumes are sold | |
3. | perfumery - an establishment where perfumes are made establishment - a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence | |
4. | perfumery - the art of making perfumes artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
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Translations
صِناعَة العُطور
parfumérie
parfumeri
illatszertár
ilmvatnsverslun
parfuméria
parfüm mağazası
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perfumery
n (= making perfume) → Parfümherstellung f; (= perfume factory) → Parfümerie f; (= perfumes) → Parfüm nt
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perfume
(ˈpəːfjuːm) noun1. a sweet smell or fragrance. the perfume of roses.
2. a liquid, cream etc which has a sweet smell when put on the skin, hair, clothes etc. She loves French perfume(s).
(pəˈfjuːm) verb1. to put perfume on or in. She perfumed her hair.
2. to give a sweet smell to. Flowers perfumed the air.
perˈfumery (-ˈfjuː-) – plural perˈfumeries – noun a shop where perfume is sold or a factory where it is made.
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