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oil of lavender

American  

noun

  1. an essential oil distilled from lavender flowers, especially Lavandula angustifolia and L. stoechas, and used in perfumery.


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In yoga studios, it’s a common practice for the instructor to end class by daubing essential oil of lavender on spent students’ temples.

From Seattle Times Sep. 20, 2019

Essential oil of lavender can have a calming effect, so try two to three drops on a bandanna around her neck two to three times a day.

From Washington Post May 12, 2017

The oil of lavender is then expelled as before by gently heating the plate, but it is not smoked.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

Two ounces finest oil of lavender, one ounce essence of musk, one-half ounce essence of ambergris, one-half ounce oil of bergamot and one-half gallon of rectified spirits.

From The Golden Age Cook Book by Dwight, Henrietta Latham

Spike.—French oil of lavender, which is procured from the Lavandula spica, is generally called oil of spike.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus

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