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enfleurage

noun en·fleu·rage \ˌäⁿ-ˌflər-ˈäzh\

Definition of ENFLEURAGE

:  a process of extracting perfumes by exposing absorbents to the exhalations of flowers
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Origin of ENFLEURAGE

French, from enfleurer to saturate with the perfume of flowers, from en- 1en- + fleur flower, from Old French flor — more at flower
First Known Use: 1855

Rhymes with ENFLEURAGE

arbitrage, assemblage, badinage, bon voyage, bricolage, cabotage, camouflage, colportage, curettage, decoupage, empennage, entourage, fuselage, Hermitage, maquillage, moyen-âge, persiflage, repechage, reportage, sabotage, vernissage

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. enfleurage
  2. absolute of enfleurage
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