odorament

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English

Etymology

From Latin odōrāmentum.

Pronunciation

Noun

odorament (plural odoraments)

  1. (archaic) Something which gives off a scent; an odoriferous substance.
    • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: , 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:
      , II.5.1.v:
      Odoraments to smell to, of rose-water, violet flowers, balm, rose-cakes, vinegar, etc., do much recreate the brains and spirits