enfleurage

[ ahn-fluh-rahzh; French ahn-flœ-razh ]

noun

1. a process of extracting perfumes by exposing inodorous oils or fats to the exhalations of flowers.

enfleurage

/ ɑ̃flœraʒ /

noun

1. the process of exposing odourless oils to the scent of fresh flowers, used in perfume-making

Word History and Origins

Origin of enfleurage¹

1850–55; < French, equivalent to enfleur ( er ) to impregnate with scent of flowers ( en- en- ¹ + -fleurer, derivative of fleur flower ) + -age -age

Word History and Origins

Origin of enfleurage¹

C19: literally: inflowering

Example Sentences

Jan Castro, an art critic from Brooklyn, was browsing the vials at Enfleurage on a recent Sunday.

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But the sweet aroma that permeates the place soon settles the matter of what Enfleurage is selling.

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“I’m not crazy about that,” said Lynn Davis, an amateur aromatherapist who visits Enfleurage weekly.

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We stopped at Enfleurage, a small store on West 13th Street that specializes in high-end aromatics.

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In the West Village, there is Enfleurage, where customers can buy premixed oil blends or select their own from a display of samples.

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