attar

Definition

An essential oil extracted from flowers.

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian عطر (atr, “scent”), from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr, “perfume”).

Example Sentences

• "Now, when orange-flowers are distilled with water, we procure the otto of the blossom, which is known commercially as oil of neroli."
• "I bequeath to you my literary work. Useless though these might be commercially, they are the attar-drops distilled from the long and futile ebullience of my life."