enfleurage

en·fleu·rage

noun \ˌäⁿ-ˌflər-ˈäzh\

Definition of ENFLEURAGE

: a process of extracting perfumes by exposing absorbents to the exhalations of flowers

Origin of ENFLEURAGE

French, from enfleurer to saturate with the perfume of flowers, from en- ¹en- + fleur flower, from Old French flor — more at flower

First Known Use: 1855

Rhymes with ENFLEURAGE

arbitrage, assemblage, badinage, bon voyage, bricolage, cabotage, camouflage, colportage, curettage, decoupage, empennage, entourage, fuselage, Hermitage, maquillage, moyen-âge, persiflage, repechage, reportage, sabotage, vernissage