perfumery
[per-fyoo-muh-ree]
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Origin of perfumery
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Examples from the Web for perfumery
Contemporary Examples
It has, hands down, the most impressive collection of skin-care and perfumery in the world.
Historical Examples
She'll probably have some perfumery sent from there—to-morrow, I think.
Germinie LacerteuxEdmond and Jules de Goncourt
"It is not the kind of perfumery women-folks like to smell," he added, teasingly.
When Life Was YoungC. A. Stephens
We've got up a new and superior kind of perfumery, which we sell by agents.
Tom, The BootblackHoratio Alger
She intended to peddle with laces and curtains and perfumery.
Crimes of CharityKonrad Bercovici
Having an agreeable odour, it is sometimes used in perfumery.
perfumery
- a place where perfumes are sold
- a factory where perfumes are made
- the process of making perfumes
- perfumes in general
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