Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: perfumed
IPA transcription: [pɚfj'umd]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: perfumed, scented
    Meaning: filled or impregnated with perfume; "perfumed boudoir"; "perfumed stationery"; "scented soap"
Usage examples
  • The countess placed herself before Monte Cristo, still holding in her hand a portion of the perfumed grapes.
  • In the first place he himself furbished a sword, which he drew from its perfumed leather sheath; he examined it to see if its hilt was well guarded and if the blade was firmly attached to the hilt.
  • As soon as he had opportunity he presented himself at the palace, and sent in the bracelet, neatly packed in a little perfumed box provided by himself, giving at the same time the message entrusted to him by Wali Dad.
  • Favourite, Dahlia, Zephine, and Fantine were four ravishing young women, perfumed and radiant, still a little like working-women, and not yet entirely divorced from their needles; somewhat disturbed by intrigues, but still retaining on their faces something of the serenity of toil, and in their souls that flower of honesty which survives the first fall in woman.