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enfleurage definition

en·fleu·rage (än′flə räz̸h′, Fr än flë rȧz̸h′)

noun

a process of extracting perfumes by having fats absorb the exhalations of certain flowers

Etymology: Fr < en-, in + fleur, flower

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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