Atar
(def 1).
historical examples
i mention this circ-mstance as a caution to amateurs in atar gul.
the mirror of literature, amus-m-nt, and instruction various
the silken case contained several crystals of atar of roses.
the captain of the janizaries james m. ludlow
a bath of atar of roses next received the master of the house of pont-noir.
continental monthly, vol. i. february, 1862, no. ii. various
a perfume of commerce, well known as atar-of-roses; atar being the arabic word for fragrance, corrupted into otto.
the sailor’s word-book william henry smyth
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