Perfume vs. Musk

Perfumenoun

A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor

Perfumenoun

A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.

Perfumeverb

(transitive) To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.

Perfumeverb

To fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.

Perfumenoun

The scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma.

Perfumenoun

A substance that emits an agreeable odor.

Perfumenoun

a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

Perfumenoun

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

Perfumeverb

fill or impregnate with an odor;

Perfumeverb

apply perfume to;

Perfumenoun

a fragrant liquid typically made from essential oils extracted from flowers and spices, used to give a pleasant smell to one's body

Perfumenoun

a pleasant smell

Perfumeverb

give a pleasant smell to

Perfumeverb

impregnate with perfume or a sweet-smelling substance

Perfumeverb

apply perfume to

Perfume

Perfume (UK: , US: ; French: parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds, 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 Ancient texts and archaeological excavations show the use of perfumes in some of the earliest human civilizations.

Musknoun

A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.

Musknoun

A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet.

Musknoun

A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above.

Musknoun

The odour of musk.

Musknoun

The musk deer (genus Moschus).

Musknoun

The musk plant (Mimulus moschatus).

Musknoun

A plant of the genus Erodium (Erodium moschatum); the musky heronsbill.

Musknoun

A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.

Musknoun

The scent of human genitalia when aroused or unwashed.

Muskverb

(transitive) To perfume with musk.

Musknoun

A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the consistency of honey, obtained from a bag being behind the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of various other animals, having a similar odor.

Musknoun

The musk deer. See Musk deer (below).

Musknoun

The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat similar.

Musknoun

The musk plant (Mimulus moschatus).

Muskverb

To perfume with musk.

Musknoun

an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative

Musknoun

the scent of musk

Musknoun

a strong-smelling reddish-brown substance which is secreted by the male musk deer for scent-marking and is an important ingredient in perfumery.

Musknoun

a relative of the monkey flower, formerly cultivated for a musky fragrance which has been lost in the development of modern varieties.

Musk

Musk is a class of aromatic substances commonly used as base notes in perfumery. They include glandular secretions from animals such as the musk deer, numerous plants emitting similar fragrances, and artificial substances with similar odors.