oud
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- noun
- /uːd/
- Specialized
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- After the rain, the air was filled with the fragrance of oud wafting from nearby markets selling traditional incense.
Examples
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That and Midnight Oud, which by the way is IMHO a terrific Oud.
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That and Midnight Oud, which by the way is IMHO a terrific Oud.
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Since it was a bottle just opened, although almost 9 years old, I think the dancing particles were the famous Oud/agarwood oils diluted in.
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It wouldn't be developed for a few more centuries after crusaders brought the Arabic oud back to Europe.
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The rich, woody scent of oud can elevate any perfume, making it exceedingly popular among fragrance lovers.
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In many cultures, oud oil is valued for its deep aroma and used in various rituals and ceremonies.
Synonyms
A hard, strongly scented wood from tropical trees used for oil, carving and medicine
A sticky gum from certain trees that smells pleasant when burned and people use for incense and perfume
A fragrant sticky substance from trees that grow in Sumatra used in perfumes and medicine
A sticky fragrant substance from a tree that people once used as medicine and perfume
A strong-smelling oil from flowers, especially roses
A scented oil made from flowers, especially roses
How Fragrant
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word oud comes from the Arabic word ūd, which means 'wood' and names a rare, fragrant wood called agarwood and the strong oil made from it. So, oud today means that dark, woody perfume ingredient because it is literally the scented 'wood' used to make the oil.