parfum

[ par-fœn ]
/ parˈfœ̃ /

noun French.

perfume.

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Words nearby parfum

par excellence, parfait, parfleche, parfocal, par for the course, parfum, pargasite, parget, pargeting, parging, parhelic circle
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Example sentences from the Web for parfum

  • He has come across a fluid among the chemicals labelled “Parfum du Paradis.”

    Happy-Thought Hall|F. C. Burnand

  • I am sure it was in my hand when we left Braxome, for I remember sniffing "parfum d'Arabie" in the carriage.

    The Letters of her Mother to Elizabeth|W. R. H. (William Rutherford Hayes) Trowbridge