attar
Also at·ar [at-er, -ahr], /ˈæt ər, -ɑr/, ath·ar [ath-er, -ahr], /ˈæθ ər, -ɑr/, ot·tar [ot-er], /ˈɒt ər/, ot·to [ot-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ/ . a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
Also called at·tar of ros·es, ot·to of ros·es . rose oil.
Origin of attar
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How to use attar in a sentence
Ten-year-old Yasmine al attar stares at me from under her dark curled bangs.
But Ghazipoor is most remarkable for its enormous rose-fields, and the rose-water and attar prepared here.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferNot more than an ounce and a half of attar, at the utmost, is obtained from eighty pounds of roses.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferWe were offered sweetmeats and fruits, sprinkled with rosewater, and some attar of roses was put upon our handkerchiefs.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferA small quantity of pure attar passes with the water into the receiver.
Greater Britain | Charles Wentworth Dilke
The Persian attar of roses is said to be obtained from this species.
Parsons on the Rose | Samuel Browne Parsons
British Dictionary definitions for attar
otto (ˈɒtəʊ) or ottar (ˈɒtə)
/ (ˈætə) /
an essential oil from flowers, esp the damask rose, used pure or as a base for perfume: attar of roses
Origin of attar
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