SCENT, noun [Latin sentio, to perceive.] 1. Odor; smell; that substance which issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; as the scent of an orange or an apple; the scent of musk. The word is applicable to any odor, agreeable or offensive. 2. The power of smelling; the smell; as a house of nice scent 3. chase followed by the scent; course of pursuit; track. He travelled upon the same scent into Ethiopia. SCENT, verb transitive 1. to smell; to perceive by the olfactory organs; as, to scent game, as a hound. 2. To perfume; to imbue or fill with odor, good or bad. Aromatic plants scent the room. some persons scent garments with musk; others scent their snuff.
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