perfumery en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pəˈfjuːm(ə)ri/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English perfume Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English perfumery From perfume + -ery.
Meanings
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(countable) A shop selling perfumes.
These perfumeries were also used as places of assignation and sexual rendezvous.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 162:
- (countable) A factory where perfume is made.
- (uncountable) The manufacture of perfume.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| perfumeries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (38)
fa عطاری (manufacture of perfumes) · pl perfumiarstwo (manufacture of perfumes) · fa عطاری (shop selling perfumes) · hu parfümgyár (factory where perfume is made) · el αρωματοποιΐα (factory where perfume is made) · hu illatszerbolt (shop selling perfumes) · cmn 香水製造 /香水制造 (manufacture of perfumes) · el αρωματοπωλείο (shop selling perfumes) · nrf parfunm'thie (shop selling perfumes) · pt perfumaria (factory where perfume is made) · fa عطرسازی (factory where perfume is made) · pt perfumaria (shop selling perfumes) · it profumeria (shop selling perfumes) · cmn 香水店 (shop selling perfumes) · fi hajuvesitehdas (factory where perfume is made) · el αρωματοποιΐα (manufacture of perfumes) · fi hajuvesikauppa (shop selling perfumes) · ar عِطَارَة (manufacture of perfumes) · hu parfüméria (shop selling perfumes) · gl perfumería (shop selling perfumes) · gl perfumaría (shop selling perfumes) · bg парфюмерия (shop selling perfumes) · ca perfumeria (shop selling perfumes) · fa عطرفروشی (shop selling perfumes) · pms përfumarìa (shop selling perfumes) · cs voňavkářství (shop selling perfumes) · uk парфуме́рія (shop selling perfumes) · tr parfümeri (shop selling perfumes) · fi hajuvesien valmistus (manufacture of perfumes) · fi parfymeria (shop selling perfumes) · fr parfumerie (shop selling perfumes) · de Parfümerie (shop selling perfumes) · uk парфуме́рія (manufacture of perfumes) · pl perfumiarnia (factory where perfume is made) · cmn 香水廠 /香水厂 (factory where perfume is made) · ru парфюме́рия (shop selling perfumes) · ka პარფიუმერია (manufacture of perfumes) · pl perfumeria (shop selling perfumes)