Found 1 hit - Term: to be in bad odor, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
odor \o"dor\ =o"d~er, n. oe. odor, odour, of. odor,
odour, f. odeur, fr. l. odor; akin to olere to smell, gr.
'o`zein, lith. usti. cf. olfactory, osmium, ozone,
redolent. written also odour.
any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.
1913 webster
meseemed i smelt a garden of sweet flowers,
that dainty odors from them threw around. --spenser.
1913 webster
to be in bad odor, to be out of favor, or in bad repute.
1913 webster
see also:
olfactory osmium ozone redolent odour to be in bad odor
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