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

  Scent \Scent\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scented}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Scenting}.] [Originally sent, fr. F. sentir to feel, to
     smell. See {Sense}.]
     1. To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to
        scent game, as a hound does.
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              Methinks I scent the morning air.     --Shak.
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     2. To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.
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              Balm from a silver box distilled around,
              Shall all bedew the roots, and scent the sacred
              ground.                               --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scented
       adj 1: having the sense of smell; "keen-scented hounds" [ant: {scentless}]
       2: filled or impregnated with perfume; "perfumed boudoir";
          "perfumed stationery"; "scented soap" [syn: {perfumed}]
       3: having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the
          odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June";
          "scented flowers" [syn: {odoriferous}, {odorous}, {perfumed},
           {sweet}, {sweet-scented}, {sweet-smelling}]
       4: (used in combination) having the odor of; "clean-scented
          laundry"; "a manure-scented barnyard"

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

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "scented":
     ambrosial, aromatic, balmy, essenced, flowery, fragrant, fruity,
     incense-breathing, musky, odorate, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed,
     perfumy, redolent, savory, spicy, sweet, sweet-scented,
     sweet-smelling, thuriferous
  
  

















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