ottar
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“Sniff at my ottar of roses,” said Mr. Touchwood; “the scent would revive the dead—why, what in the devil's name is the meaning of this?—you were quite well just now.”
From St. Ronan's Well by Scott, Walter, Sir
My father was an interpreter at the Sublime Porte, carrying on at the same time quite a lucrative trade in ottar of roses and silk goods.
From Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace by Hauff, Wilhelm
Five ounces oil of sweet almonds, three ounces spermaceti, half an ounce of white wax, and three to five drops ottar of roses.
From Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by Young, John H.
Take the marrow out of a beef shank bone, melt it in a vessel placed over or in boiling water, then strain and scent to liking, with ottar of roses or other perfume.
From Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by Young, John H.
Melt one ounce of white wax, add two ounces of juice of lily-bulbs, two ounces of honey, two drams of rose-water, and a drop or two of ottar of roses.
From Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by Young, John H.
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