Perfuming

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

  Perfume \Per*fume"\ (p[~e]r*f[=u]m"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Perfumed} (p[~e]r*f[=u]md"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Perfuming}.]
     [F. parfumer (cf. Sp. perfumar); par (see {Par}) + fumer to
     smoke, L. fumare, fr. fumus smoke. See {Fume}.]
     To fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.
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           And Carmel's flowery top perfumes the skies. --Pope.
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