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Definition of Attar of roses
1. Noun. A volatile fragrant oil obtained from fresh roses by steam distillation.
Definition of Attar of roses
1. Noun. a perfume made from an essential oil extracted from rose flowers ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Attar Of Roses
Literary usage of Attar of roses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1835)
"If, however, attar of roses be the thing here spoken of, great historical results
may be derived. Cashmer had formerly its own kings, which also its annals ..."
2. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1859)
"... then read an interesting communication on COMMERCIAL OTTO OR attar of roses.
He then referred to the difficulty of detecting the precise quantity of ..."
3. Jack London and Hawaii by Charmian London (1918)
"evergreen native of the West Indies, it is too good to be true, for the edible
shell has a flavour precisely like the odour of attar of roses, which is my ..."
4. Pictures from the Balkans by John Foster Fraser (1906)
"LADIES who are fond of the most precious of perfumes, attar of roses, will find,
if they have the best attar, ..."
5. Our Viceregal Life in India: Selections from My Journal, 1884-1888 by Herriot Georgina Dufferin et Ava (1890)
"... our handkerchiefs with rosewater and attar of roses, and presented us each
with one of the sticky parcels of betelnut which I have before described. ..."
6. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller (1862)
"Attar of Roses consists also of two compounds has but little odour; it remains
solid at temperatur and boils at about 590°. ..."
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