top note
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English
Noun
- (perfumery) The most volatile parts of a perfume which are immediately perceived upon its application.
- Synonym: head note
- Coordinate terms: middle note, base note
- 2010, Luca Turin, Tania Sanchez, “Chamade”, in Perfumes: The A–Z Guide, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 115:
- In those days I didn't buy perfumes, and initially thought Chamade was two fragrances: I would smell the drydown on passers-by and find it wonderful, but it took me months to connect it to the nondescript floral green top note.
- (music) The highest note that can be produced by a certain instrument or singer.
- (by extension) The best that a person can do; one's finest achievement.
- 1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt Being an Account of another Adventure of Prof. George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Prof. Summerlee and Mr. E. D. Malone, the discoverers of “The Lost World”">…], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
- "If you all want to see it through I am with you. It's dooced interestin', and no mistake about that. I've had my share of adventures in my life, and as many thrills as most folk, but I'm endin' on my top note."
Translations
The most volatile parts of a perfume which are immediately perceived upon its application.
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