perfumery

[per-fyoo-muh-ree]

noun, plural per·fum·er·ies.

the place of business of a perfumer.
the preparation of perfumes.

Origin of perfumery

1790–1800; perfumer + -y³; see -ery

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Examples from the Web for perfumery

Contemporary Examples of perfumery

It has, hands down, the most impressive collection of skin-care and perfumery in the world.
How to Get the VIP Treatment in Moscow
Jolie Hunt
February 27, 2010

Historical Examples of perfumery

She'll probably have some perfumery sent from there—to-morrow, I think.
Germinie Lacerteux
Edmond and Jules de Goncourt
"It is not the kind of perfumery women-folks like to smell," he added, teasingly.
When Life Was Young
C. A. Stephens
We've got up a new and superior kind of perfumery, which we sell by agents.
Tom, The Bootblack
Horatio Alger
She intended to peddle with laces and curtains and perfumery.
Crimes of Charity
Konrad Bercovici
Having an agreeable odour, it is sometimes used in perfumery.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for perfumery

perfumery

noun plural -eries

a place where perfumes are sold
a factory where perfumes are made
the process of making perfumes
perfumes in general

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