Enfleurage

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

  Enfleurage \En`fleu`rage"\, n. [F., fr. en- (L. in) + fleur
     flower.]
     A process of extracting perfumes by exposing absorbents, as
     fixed oils or fats, to the exhalations of the flowers. It is
     used for plants whose volatile oils are too delicate to be
     separated by distillation.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]