to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance
the fans are used to odorize the air outside the confectioner's shop in order to lure more passersby
The property, originally the home of celebrated Italian fashion photographer Gian Paolo Barbieri, still carries the intimacy of a private residence — its walls lined with black-and-white portraits, its air scented faintly with sea salt and frangipani.
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Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
Most are scented with hot peppers or garlic and will work for a few days.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
Then, one night, my mother made a chocolate mousse, ever so slightly perfumed with Poire William.
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Aleksandra Crapanzano,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
Fortunately, that something can be as easy as spicing it with ginger, perfuming it with florals or smoke, or easier still and our favorite version, adding a grapefruit peel to the shaker tin before shaking on ice.
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