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Word entry · 5 letters

attar

Best crossword clue

"Rose scent oil"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈæt.ə/Part of speech nounSorted aarttStarts with AEnds with R2 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2T3T4A5R

Definitions

  1. essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers

Word origin

Borrowed from Persian عطر (atr, “scent”), from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr, “perfume”).

Used in a sentence

  • Now, when orange-flowers are distilled with water, we procure the otto of the blossom, which is known commercially as oil of neroli.
  • I bequeath to you my literary work. Useless though these might be commercially, they are the attar-drops distilled from the long and futile ebullience of my life.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Rose scent oil5 letters
02Flower oil5 letters

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