Attar

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Attar \At"tar\, n. [Per. 'atar perfume, essence, Ar. 'itr, fr.
     'atara to smell sweet. Cf. {Otto}.]
     A fragrant essential oil; esp., a volatile and highly
     fragrant essential oil obtained from the petals of roses.
     [Also written {otto} and {ottar}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  attar
       n : essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers [syn: {atar},
            {athar}, {ottar}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "attar":
     ambergris, ambrosia, aromatic, aromatic gum, aromatic water,
     attar of roses, balm, balm of Gilead, balsam, bay oil,
     bergamot oil, champaca oil, civet, essence, essential oil, extract,
     fixative, heliotrope, jasmine oil, lavender oil, musk, myrcia oil,
     myrrh, parfum, perfume, perfumery, rose oil, scent, volatile oil