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Definition of Odours
1. odour [n] - See also: odour
Medical Definition of Odours
1. The volatile portions of substances perceptible by the sense of smell. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Odours
Literary usage of Odours
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Human Marriage by Edward Westermarck (1922)
"1 It is the way in which the sexual colours, sounds, and odours are distributed
among the different animal species that, in my opinion, is the strongest ..."
2. Mental Science: A Compendium of Psychology, and the History of Philosophy by Alexander Bain (1870)
"Close or suffocating odours arise from a depressed action of Bthe lungs. ...
Fresh odours are the feelings of exhilaration from the quickened action of the ..."
3. The Chemistry of Common Life by James Finlay Weir Johnston, Arthur Herbert Church (1891)
"Analogy between odours and sweet sounds.—odours may resemble and blend with each
other. ... The odours we enjoy are nearly all derived, cither directly or ..."
4. Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty, and His Expectations by David Hartley (1834)
"It is likewise probable, that the smell is a guard to the lungs; and that the
grateful odours of flowers, fruits, and vegetable productions, in general, ..."
5. Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty, and His Expectations by David Hartley (1834)
"It is likewise probable, that the smell is a guard to the lungs; and that the
grateful odours of flowers, fruits, and vegetable productions, in general, ..."
6. The Physiology of the Senses by John Gray M'Kendrick, William Snodgrass (1907)
"Flowers and odours.—Attempts have also been made to discover a relation ...
White flowers manifest the greatest variety of odours, and then follow reds, ..."
7. Mental Science: A Compendium of Psychology, and the History of Philosophy by Alexander Bain (1868)
"Fresh odours arc the feelings of exhilaration from the quickened action of the
... Close or suffocating odours arise from a depressed action of the lungs. ..."
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