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perfumery

perfumery

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All perfumes made and sold as products
  • noun
  • /pərˈfjuːməri/
: perfumería
  • Due to its popularity in perfumery, our challenge was to create a vanilla fragrance that is unique.
  • early modern perfumery

Examples

  • We are devoted only to niche perfumery.

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  • My first creation for Amouage was Jubilation, which celebrated the company's 25 years as a leader in artistic and luxury perfumery.

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  • Before I entered the world of perfumery, I studied many different disciplines.

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  • Everlasting flower is not very commonly used in perfumery, but when it is, you can be sure that the fragrance is a masterpiece.

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  • On American Perfumery: Perfumery is one of the purest forms of self-expression; perfumes exist for no other reason than to delight, inspire, or provoke.

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  • Perfumery is one of the purest forms of self-expression; perfumes exist for no other reason than to delight, inspire, or provoke.

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  • The new line of perfumes from our company has revolutionized the world of perfumery.

  • She has always had a passion for perfumery, experimenting with various scents in her spare time.

  • At the trade show, we explored different booths showcasing innovative approaches to perfumery.

Synonyms

perfume
vsperfumery
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A liquid with a pleasant smell used to make a person smell nice

is the collective term for such scented products
cologne
vsperfumery
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A light-smelling liquid you put on your skin

is the general term for all these products rather than this light form
eau de toilette
vsperfumery
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A light perfume with a milder scent than regular perfume

is the collective name for all these scented products rather than this weaker type
parfum
vsperfumery
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A strong, long-lasting scented liquid you put on the body

is the collective name for scented products rather than a concentrated type

How Luxurious

parfum
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perfumery
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body lotion
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Surface Forms

perfumery singular
perfumerys plural

Morphology

perfumery = perfume (transparent) = perfume + ery

The collective sense 'perfumes collectively' fits the common '-ery' meaning as a collection or stock (compare 'crockery'), so the relation is predictable.

Etymology

The word perfumery comes from perfume, which once meant a smell sent out 'through' (per-) 'smoke' (fumum), and over time perfumery came to mean the world of perfumes or the products of perfume making. That's why people use perfumery to mean collections of perfumes or the perfume trade.