enfleurage

[ ahn-fluh-rahzh; French ahn-flœ-razh ]

noun

1. a process of extracting perfumes by exposing inodorous oils or fats to the exhalations of flowers.

enfleurage

/ ɑ̃flœraʒ /

noun

1. the process of exposing odourless oils to the scent of fresh flowers, used in perfume-making

Word History and Origins

Origin of enfleurage¹

1850–55; < French, equivalent to enfleur ( er ) to impregnate with scent of flowers ( en- en- ¹ + -fleurer, derivative of fleur flower ) + -age -age

Word History and Origins

Origin of enfleurage¹

C19: literally: inflowering

Example Sentences

They are treated by maceration and enfleurage, chiefly the latter.

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Emulsin of other odors can be prepared with tubereuse, rose, or cassie (acacia) oil (prepared by enfleurage or maceration).

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Descending to the cellar—the coolest part of the building—we find the simple apparatus used in the process of enfleurage.

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They are finished off, however, by the process of enfleurage, in which the frames before alluded to are made use of.

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The flowers are worked up at the factory directly they arrive by the enfleurage process.

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