sweet violet

American  

noun

1. a plant, Viola odorata, of the violet family, native to the Old World, having fragrant, usually purple flowers that are the source of an oil used in perfumery.

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sweet violet

Years ago when I was in Korea to promote “Avengers,” he inked a sweet violet on my forearm.

From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2023

The other lady replied that she did not see any; but, looking carefully, they at last found the leaves, and there, hiding away among them, was the little sweet violet, with its delicious scent.

From Story Lessons of Character Building (Morals) and Manners by Bates, Loïs

May I not press a kiss upon the sweet violet, because the scent of the queenly rose is precious to me?

From Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)

Larrie once said she always looked like a baby that has been freshly bathed and dressed, and puffed with sweet violet powder, and sent out into the world to refresh tired eyes.

From The Coo-ee Reciter by Various

It is a rather odd case of correlation, that in the double sweet violet the small flowers are double; i.e., have a multitude of minute scales representing the petals.

From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir