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Word entry · 5 letters

attar

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"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
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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.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Rose scent oil5 letters
02Flower oil5 letters

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