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Definition of Athar
1. Noun. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
Generic synonyms: Essential Oil, Volatile Oil
Specialized synonyms: Attar Of Roses, Rose Oil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Athar
Literary usage of Athar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ancient laws of Ireland by Ireland, John O'Donovan, Eugene O'Curry, William Neilson Hancock, Thaddeus O'Mahony, Alexander George Richey, William Maunsell Hennessy, Robert Atkinson (1901)
"6, 17; 56, 26; V. 198, 16 tar/., 'in spite of (the father's) opposition,' gl.
on tar ajni[d] 'n athar ; 238, 3, 7 fuil an a/.; ..."
2. Records Relating to the Early History of Boston by Boston (Mass.). Registry Dept (1883)
"... in the presence of mr Humphry athar- ton, magistrate. JOHN GREENE, Recorder.
Know all people to whom this writing shall come to be seen or Read, That I, ..."
3. Prospectus of a Dictionary of the Language of the Aire Coti, Or, Ancient by Charles Vallancey (1802)
"athar, athair, father, thus explained by Cormac in his ... <•. athar ; hence
har-athar, the fon of the fame athar, ie a brother; ..."
4. History of the Afghans by Joseph Pierre Ferrier (1858)
"... arrives at Meshed— He is put to the torture by the Persian prince — Is delivered
by the athar ..."
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