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oil of lavender

American  

noun

  1. an essential oil distilled from lavender flowers, especially Lavandula angustifolia and L. stoechas, and used in perfumery.


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In yoga studios, it’s a common practice for the instructor to end class by daubing essential oil of lavender on spent students’ temples.

From Seattle Times Sep. 20, 2019

Essential oil of lavender can have a calming effect, so try two to three drops on a bandanna around her neck two to three times a day.

From Washington Post May 12, 2017

An American Polish Reviver.—Take of olive-oil 1 lb., of rectified oil of amber 1 lb., spirits of turpentine 1 lb., oil of lavender 1 oz., tincture of alkanet-root ½ oz.

From French Polishing and Enamelling A Practical Work of Instruction by Bitmead, Richard

The oil of lavender in the paste attacks the rubber and destroys it.

From A Treatise on Etching by Lalanne, Maxime

The oil of lavender is then expelled as before by gently heating the plate, but it is not smoked.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

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