perfumery

[ per-fyoo-muh-ree ]

/ pərˈfyu mə ri /

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noun, plural per·fum·er·ies.

perfumes collectively.

a perfume.

the art or business of a perfumer.

the place of business of a perfumer.

the preparation of perfumes.

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Origin of perfumery

1790–1800; perfumer + -y³; see -ery

Words nearby perfumery

performing, performing arts, perf. part., perfume, perfumer, perfumery, perfunctory, perfusate, perfuse, perfusion, Pergamum

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How to use perfumery in a sentence

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|DAILY BEAST
I like Mrs. Brown, and do not think her perfumery bad, or herself very fat, and am glad they had the window shut for her.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
In pharmacy, perfumery, &c., applied to preparations containing ammonia.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Great amateurs are both sexes of tinsel and perfumery, and they besprinkle themselves with all kinds of essences.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin

But she helped Cousin Eunice cut the stems of the sweet garden herbs for drying, and the others for perfumery.
A Little Girl in Old Salem|Amanda Minnie Douglas
There had been no opportunity in his hard-working life of acquiring new ideas and information beyond the perfumery trade.
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)--Continental Europe I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for perfumery

perfumery

/ (pəˈfjuːmərɪ) /

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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