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attar

[ at-er, -ahr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Also at·ar [] ath·ar [] ot·tar [] ot·to []. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
Also called attar of roses,. rose oil.

attar

/ ˈɒtə; ˈɒtəʊ; ˈætə /

an essential oil from flowers, esp the damask rose, used pure or as a base for perfume
attar of roses

Origin of attar¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; short for Persian 'atar-gūl “attar of roses,” akin to ʿatara “to smell sweet,” ʿiṭr “fragrance” (from Arabic )

Origin of attar¹

C18: from Persian `atir perfumed, from `itr perfume, from Arabic

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.

Not more than an ounce and a half of attar, at the utmost, is obtained from eighty pounds of roses.

We were offered sweetmeats and fruits, sprinkled with rosewater, and some attar of roses was put upon our handkerchiefs.

A small quantity of pure attar passes with the water into the receiver.

The Persian attar of roses is said to be obtained from this species.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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