Scenting

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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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