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Odor (ōd&etilde_;r), n. [OE. odor, odour, OF. odor, odour, F. odeur, fr. L. odor; akin to olere to smell, Gr. 'ozein, Lith. ůsti. Cf. Olfactory, Osmium, Ozone, Redolent.] [Written also odour.] Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.
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Meseemed I smelt a garden of sweet flowers,
That dainty odors from them threw around.
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To be in bad odor, to be out of favor, or in bad repute.
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