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DictionaryattarFragrant oil
noun

attar

AT-er/ˈætər/

A fragrant essential oil, especially one made from roses.

A tiny bottle of rose attar perfumes the entire room.

A tiny open essential-oil vial with a glass dropper releasing one pale-gold oily drop, beside fresh fragrant roses and a few loose petals.
Etymology
attarArabicperfume, aroma

Arabic ʿitr means perfume or aroma broadly. In English, attar names the fragrant substance more specifically: perfume from flowers, especially roses.

More examples

  • The perfumer added a drop of attar to the blend.
  • They distilled the petals to obtain attar.
  • She kept the precious attar away from heat and sunlight.

Similar words

essential oil
Is a broader term covering many aromatic plant extracts.
perfume
May combine several scents and other ingredients rather than one oil.