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They wore gloves and hats, and smelled to high heaven of attars, perfumes, eaus, and bath powder. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z
Instead of a powder puff, there was a chamois leather bag with powdered chalk in it, scented with attar of roses from the crusades. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z
“Our bathwater was scented with petals and attars. Believe me, don’t believe me, it was a luxury you cannot dream.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z
There it was referred to as “earth perfume” or matti ka attar and perfumers bottled the smell and added it to their creations. I was incredibly pleased to alight on the word ‘petrichor’ | Hannah Jane Parkinson 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z
Or look for attar of roses geranium at your local nursery. You can use that rose geranium plant for cooking too 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z
Ifthekar approached the man and, as the bus careered down the road, offered him a small bottle of attar, an alcohol-free musk oil popular with Muslims. Her Majesty’s Jihadists 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z
Visitors to the Hall could also buy attar of roses, cigarettes, seraglio pastilles, and Turkish Delight. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z
It's a faint attar of some abandonment, some bottomlessness, that you can't name. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z
Rosa damascena, which blooms twice a year, and the Musk Rose were cherished by the Semitic people; these were preferred for attar of Roses and Rose water. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z
Nadir was seated in the chair of state, and the attar of roses and other perfumes were brought, according to custom and presented to him. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z
The rose-water is not very clear, but it has much of the overpowering, lingering odour of attar of roses. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z
The great room was perfumed with attar of roses, and silver ribbon confetti, glittering like innumerable strands of spun glass, descended on the laughing dancers. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z
And from the phlox and mignonette Rich attars drift on every hand; And when star-vestured twilight comes The pale moths weave a saraband. The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z
She paid them compliments and dismissed them with gifts of attar of rose and pan-supari, as she had seen her mother treat her real guests in the old days before Coomara died. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z
As they seem to have been addicted to “attar of edelweiss,” or something of the kind, and there hadn’t been time for fumigation, I rather regretted making the shift. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z
Oil, probably attar of roses, rises to the surface, and this precious meron is sent to the Armenian churches throughout the world about once in four or five years. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z
Along the moonlit trail there came wavering whiffs of orchids, ranging from attar of roses and carnations to the pungence of carrion, the latter doubtless distilled from as delicate and beautiful blossoms as the former. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z
But yet we would not have all the roses of life crushed and bruised in order to gain a few drops of the attar of roses, be they ever so consoling. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z
Various flavors—attar of roses and such like—are added to give the snuff different scents and flavors. Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z
At the right of the fireplace are two wide doors which when opened give a full view of the chapel beyond, with the attar to the rear in the centre. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z
She wore a chain with four scent caskets attached to it exhaling attar of roses and other choice perfumes. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z
A man who fills his gasoline-tank with attar of roses and expects the motor to run. The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. 2011-07-02T02:00:10.980Z
Rose trees are very numerous and most of the attar of roses of Egypt is manufactured in the province. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z
In Bulgaria, 3000 kilos of rose leaves yielded 1 kilo of attar. Stop and Smell the Attar: Rose Oil Extraction in Bulgaria and France 2011-05-10T19:45:07.317Z
The most important products are grain, fruit, wine, oil, cotton, tobacco, silk, cochineal, and attar of roses. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z
The Arabic attar = essence is well known in combination as otto or attar of roses.  The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z
Uncle Hank was his brudder, and he had de sheep department to look attar. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 2011-02-25T03:01:02.913Z
The fact that Wedekind's dialogue is frank to a remarkable degree only makes his preachment more effective: “One does not cure the pest with attar of roses,” as St. Augustine remarked. The Awakening of Spring A Tragedy of Childhood 2011-02-13T03:00:19.567Z
Dr. Nott, coming into the low arsenal-room that night, stopped to brush the clay off his trousers before going his rounds, and to whisk the attar of rose from his handkerchief. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z
"There's only one woman on this hill whose clothes are so saturated with attar." The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z
In 1880 you felt as soon as you turned up the Quadrant that anything you might buy therein would certainly be dear; the very stones and stucco exuded costliness and the essential attars of luxury. Far Off Things 2011-02-04T03:00:19.967Z
It was here my soul exulted, where the tinkle of a hidden rivulet made dulcet music, and the attar from many a flower's chalice spread abroad its peerless incense—Nature's undefiled offering to Nature's God. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z
There was the odour of perfume in the air; not grossly rank, and offensive, but subtly elusive; a delicate hint of some rare and sense-numbing attar. The Man from Jericho
The rose scent had grown stronger; it was almost, in that heavy air, as if he were breasting an etherial sea of attar. The Valiants of Virginia
The attar suggested that somebody on intimate terms with Prince Ananda had investigated. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z
The air was heavy with the perfume of roses, and attar, and wine. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories
I had it in perfection that night, and flooding my maligned lungs with a deep-drawn breath of Nature's exquisite attar, I moved away. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z
She put a water can on the washstand and parsimoniously measured into it some attar of roses. A Bed of Roses
Half the fascination of the adorable Jacqueminot rose comes from the wild scent of thorn and earth plainly underlying the rose attar above. Life on the Stage
"The attar would suggest a woman—a jealous woman looking for love letters; but you haven't been here long enough, Gilfain," the captain remarked. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z
There were nine guns of different calibres found in the place, a large quantity of good powder, considerable stores of shot, lead, &c., &c., and a large supply of attar and other provisions. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan
She bends her head low and whispers: "Besides bread and cheese I bought a little of attar of roses,—oh, so little!—from the �gyptians in the old city." Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity
The bowls were fragrant with attar, and those petals like fairy boats skimmed over the scented surface of the water. Love's Usuries
If you have smelled true attar you ought also to taste genuine Turkish delight. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story
The servant disappeared, and almost immediately returned with a silver salver upon which were two long gold chains of delicate workmanship and an open bottle of attar of rose. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z
Sickness now increased alarmingly amongst us, owing to the bad quality of the attar or flour, as well as the reduction in our usual quantity of rations. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan
Rose apples are very pretty, light yellow, smelling like attar of roses, and taste the same, and are insipid when raw, but delicious crystallized. Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895
"I'd rather have a whiff of an automobile," she remarked, "than of the best attar of roses on the market." Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole
Keep the box if you like," said Dr. Severn briefly, "and you, Sylvia, the bottle of attar. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story
His shop is hardly more crammed with bottles and attar, soap, scents, and all the et ceteras of the toilet, than the rest of his house with prints, pictures, carvings, and curiosities of every sort. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4.
Why is attar of roses never moved without orders? The Handbook of Conundrums
At Cairo and in the Fayum, attar of roses and other perfumes are manufactured. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein"
One sang the intricate patterns of snowflakes One sang the henna-tipped breasts of girls dancing and of yellow limbs rubbed with attar. A Pushcart at the Curb
He drew the stopper from a bottle of attar of roses as he spoke. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story
But before the reaction came attar of rose was really distilled from mud. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern
The prince now resumed his seat, and two chamberlains brought gold vessels on silver trays containing attar of roses, and two others brought spices in similar receptacles. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant
The room seemed filled with the odor of musk, attar of roses, and cologne, flowers, and perfumes of many kinds. Maid Sally
She has a headache, but her smile is sweet, her hand cool, her atmosphere soothing and delightful, with the blinds down and an odor of attar of roses. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June
Before me was the olla-podrida of touring fashion and fellaheen squalor; the smell of camels and attar of roses; the polyglot chatter of European pleasure-seekers and the tom-toms of Arab pilgrims. The Portal of Dreams
The sun set late, and wafts of wind arose, And cuffed the blossom from the blossoming quince; Shatter red attar vials of the rose, And made the clover wince. Blooms of the Berry
The attar of roses was sprinkled over the audience, and each one of the native guests received a small quantity of spices wrapped in a palm leaf. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant
Odacis painted her face white, and then, moistening a small wooden style with attar of roses, she thrust it into a bronze pot decorated with garlands of lotus and filled with a dark powder. Sónnica
There are many virgin souls Redolent of greenest soap; Vice will often lave herself In rose attar top to toe. Atta Troll
"I thought this place smelled of something other than attar of roses," Morgan observed. Thin Edge
All the ingredients for my skin food came from the country––herbs and attar of flowers and all the rest of it. The Phantom Lover
The least contact with this attar causes a fragrance which lasts for months. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant
That of Madame de Sévigné, again, holds the attar of an intellect that dazzled the most brilliant court of France. Law and Laughter
He could understand a liking for attar of roses, of jessamine, of musk, or of any of the strong scents beloved by the native of India. Jan and Her Job
The gentlemen twiddle canes ornamented with dogs’ heads or eagles’ beaks, with gold tassels; carry attar of rose bottles in their gloved hands, and squirt rosewater on their handkerchiefs. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance
On leaving, our host handed each of us a little flacon of most delicious attar of roses. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam'
Medical attendance was called, and I passed the night in a bath of attar of roses delicately medicated with aqua pura. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
I can positively affirm that he smells of musk, attar, myrrh; as though he had lain somewhere with a lady’s sachet or scent-bag.” The Strollers
Dearest, in a year you can have a dipperful of attar of roses for every fried onion. Rope
When Lowell speaks of the attar of roses, he reminds us of the whole fields of crimson blossoms that have been swept together in one tiny vial. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character
No attar of roses could be sweeter than that paper of fine-cut. The Land of Thor
If the flowers happen to be defective in this respect the defect is corrected by the addition amongst their petals of powerfully smelling attar of roses. India and the Indians
After this she proceeded to her own room where were set two large basins, one of attar of roses and one of water; in these she washed herself, and afterwards called for food. The Olive Fairy Book
It was already three o’clock when my nostrils were greeted with a pungent sickly odor of attar of roses, which seemed to be wafted along the corridor. The Golden Face A Great 'Crook' Romance
Besides dates the principal articles of export are wool, horses, liquorice, gum and attar of roses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"
The wastes that finger pebbly shores, Unplowed by ship nor cut by oars, His music wake as sweet as attar, And flash in light as the heavenly floors. Song-waves
About half a ton of roses are required to make a pound of the attar. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges
I shall never forget the day my husband and I drove through lanes of roses from which the attar of commerce is made. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson
Perfume with a drop or two of attar of rose. The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture
They clung to each other as so many others have clung in those short moments which are the attar of a lifetime. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette
This cultivation of roses for the production of attar of roses is an almost exclusively Bulgarian industry. Bulgaria
Kazanlik, noted also for rugs, is the great market for attar. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges
If there's any perfume fitter for a lost soul than attar of banana oil, it hasn't been discovered. Shorty McCabe
You surely don't expect to be regaled with incense or attar of roses. Molly Bawn
Her husband had been a rose-grower and she had for sale a quantity of the precious attar which she was willing to dispose of to me, and to me only, for a mere song. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile
Most of the genuine attar of roses produced in the world comes from Bulgaria. Bulgaria
These were Asiatic odors, if the girls had only known, queer smells of musk and attar of roses and other less pleasant things. The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army
These poems differ from others as attar of roses differs from ordinary rose-water, the close-packed essence from the thin, diluted mixture. Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College
Hope was triumphant through the land, roses advanced to double their price; the attar was adulterated to meet the exorbitant demand, and nightingales were almost worshipped; but this could not last. The Pacha of Many Tales
It argues a deficiency of taste to turn over an elaborate preface unread: for it is the attar of the author’s roses, every drop distilled at an immense cost. Book of Wise Sayings Selected Largely from Eastern Sources
Otherwise, as likely as not, oil of geraniums is substituted for the attar of roses, or is used as an adulterant. Bulgaria
After them were others, with golden water-pots, who sprinkled attar of roses before the Princess, who, dressed in the purest white silk, cut bias, and trimmed with pink fur, was escorted by the Prince. Ting-a-ling
A pleasant odor of Russia leather, tea from the caravans, Levant tobacco, and attar of roses soon permeated the laboratory. The Man With The Broken Ear
The air was heavy with sandalwood, and attar of rose, and incense. A Little Girl in Old Salem
As soon as the elder ladies have completed their courteous inquiries pān-supāri and attar are distributed and the party returns home. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala
Fortunately," replied Monsieur, to whom this aside had been addressed, "the persons who consider Champagne, japonicas, and attar of roses necessaries of life are very well able to provide cut-glass receptacles for them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864
Then there came from the shadowy circle of listeners no clatter of hands and voices, but a low disjoined murmur;—the very attar of applause. The Great Amulet
Where had he heard of attar of roses combined with—with what? Ambrotox and Limping Dick
Fuel, machinery and miscellaneous goods are imported, chiefly from Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom; the exports include grain, wool, tallow, cheese, butter, attar of roses, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
The dead are buried, camphor and attar of roses being applied to the corpse. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala
His body was washed by two of the friends, dressed and wrapped in white silk cloth and perfumed by attar of roses. Unfolding Destiny
He did not rest for a moment; everywhere he shed abroad the attar of the love of God, and diffused the sweet breathings of holiness. Memorials of the Faithful
He is, in addition, sending through her for the believers a bottle of attar of rose extracted by the friends in Persia. Letters from the Guardian to Australia and New Zealand
Besides grain, Bulgaria produces wine, tobacco, attar of roses, silk and cotton. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
Even to my nostrils there was wafted the fragrance of attar of roses, and with the exhalations of perfume came a gentle sigh of timidity almost at my very ear. Tales of Destiny
I smell the scent of the perfume-seller's stall, the heavy sweetness of attar of roses.... The Lighted Match
She bathed her face and hands, arrayed herself in a costly dress, and scented with attar of roses she came out of the house. Memorials of the Faithful
A mingling of tuberoses, narcissus, attar of roses, and ambergris he detected in the air—as triste as a morbid nocturne of Chopin. Visionaries
The principal exports are cereals, live stock, homespuns, hides, cheese, eggs, attar of roses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
There was actually, or so Carroll fancied, a faint odor of attar of rose and sandal-wood evident in the horribly close car. The Debtor A Novel
One of this class has regularly paid me a visit every morning, pretending to have the genuine attar of roses and rich rubies to dispose of. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three
At present I will only add that if she saw attar or rose-water she would steal it. The Poison Tree A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal
The otto or attar of roses, favorite of the Persian monarchs and romances, has in recent years come chiefly from Bulgaria. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries
No, this is the end, and Bootea will make offering of thanks—marigolds and a cocoanut to Omkar, and sprinkle attar upon his shrine in thankfulness for the joy of the Sahib's presence. Caste
Here is naught but henna and a suspicion of attar. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt
Surely he was in error; for your face, O khansaman, is open as the sun, your lips are fragrant with the very attar of truth. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India
As it is a residuary product of the distillation of roses for procuring the attar, it has a richness of aroma which appears to be inimitable with English-grown roses. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants
The alembic or still was invented by the Arabian alchemists for the purpose of obtaining the essential oil or attar of roses. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries
"Ah, I see," and Barlow smiled; "you have for lover a raja, the one who brought the attar." Caste
The attar he distilled from his untiring flower, had another odor, wild and sweet and of a daintier strength. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt
Pretend to yourself that it was attar of roses, and forget her. The Grey Cloak
It argues a deficiency in taste to turn over an elaborate preface unread; for it is the attar of the author's roses; every drop distilled at an immense cost. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions
After a time came traders selling rushes and branches of trees to make beds, unguents and perfumes and frankincense to burn, and attar of roses from Damascus. The Age of Erasmus Lectures Delivered in the Universities of Oxford and London
And the land was like silk and silver and attar of roses. The Indiscreet Letter
Their search ended in a windowless inner room; packed to suffocation; heavy with attar of rose, kerosene, and human bodies; and Roy as usual clung to a doorway that offered occasional respite. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India
After attar of roses and pān had been handed round in the usual manner, I went to the summit of the highest tower in the castle, which commands an extensive view of the country around. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
Pure attar, when it has been removed only three or four days, has a pale greenish hue; by keeping it loses this, and in a few weeks' time it becomes of a pale yellow. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.
His shop is hardly more crammed with bottles and attar, soap, scents, and all the etceteras of the toilet, than the rest of his house with prints, pictures, carvings, and curiosities of every sort. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 421 Volume 17, New Series, January 24, 1852
It was an acrid mixture of incense, of attar of roses, with every imaginable putrescence. The Magician
There are but few garden flowers, but roses are extensively cultivated, the attar of roses forming an article of commerce. The World's Fair
The bath-tub was still half-full of tepid water, from which rose faint exhalations of the latest attar, so delicate that they attained deception, and made one look around instinctively for flowers. Through stained glass
This is readily separated, from its sinking to the bottom of the attar, which melts at a temperature of 84 degrees. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.
Lavender flowers one ounce, pulverized orris, two drachms, bruised rosemary leaves half ounce, musk five grains, attar of rose five drops. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home
In lieu, they carry in one corner of their craniums, a drop or two of attar of roses; charily used, the supply being small. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II
It is also remarkable for its attar of roses, spices, figs, and coffee; all very good things, I dare say, you will think. The World's Fair
Hope was triumphant through the land, roses advanced to double their price: the attar was adulterated to meet the exorbitant demand; and nightingales were almost worshipped; but this could not last. The Pacha of Many Tales
The first few days distillation does not produce such fine attar as comes off afterwards, in consequence of the dust or little particles of dirt in the still and the tube being mixed with it. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.
Olive oil one pound, attar of roses fifty drops, oil of rosemary twenty-five drops; mix, and color it with alkanet root. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home
The land is abundantly supplied with pools and rivulets, whose water is of a beautiful orange color and has a pleasing perfume somewhat like attar of rose. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1
The oil was of the nature of attar of roses and was the essential oil extracted from fragrant blossoms. Mystic Christianity
There is a costly diamond snuffbox from the Emperor of Russia; and a large bottle of pure attar of roses, three times the price of gold. Journal of a Voyage across the Atlantic
These people generally put a large quantity of sandal oil into the receiver, the oil is afterwards carefully removed and sold as sandal attar, and the water put into carboys and disposed of as rose-water. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.
The Arabs from Tripoli and Ghadamis bring unwrought silk, attar of roses, spices and beads; slaves are both exported and imported. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa
There was a strong aroma of attar of roses as she drew it from the envelope, and she glanced at Grange with an expression of disgust. The Way of an Eagle
The climate is mild, the people industrious; the chief export is cereals; manufactures of woollens, attar of roses, wine and tobacco, are staple industries; the chief import is live stock. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge
There are many hundred acres of rose trees at Ghazeepore which are cultivated for distillation, and making "attar." Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden
From one thousand roses most generally a seer and a half of rose-water is distilled, and perhaps from this even the attar has been removed. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.
Literature is attar of roses, one distilled drop from a million blossoms. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 54, April, 1862
It injects the acid of irony into success, and distils the attar of felicity from failure. Four-Dimensional Vistas
Not more than an ounce and a half of attar, at the utmost, is obtained from eighty pounds of roses.  A Woman's Journey Round the World
There is a story about the origin of attar of Roses. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden
The chief use the natives appear to make of the rose water, or the sandal attar as they term it, is at the period of their festivals and weddings. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.
The captain also showed his friendly feeling on his return to England by bringing to Miss Browning, whom he had heard of through her brother, a present of six bottles of attar of roses. Life and Letters of Robert Browning
His coat-tail pockets bulge with caramels and his one silk handkerchief, perfumed with attar of roses, reposeth with studied negligence in his bosom. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10
We were offered sweetmeats and fruits, sprinkled with rosewater, and some attar of roses was put upon our handkerchiefs.  A Woman's Journey Round the World
Besides fruits and agricultural produce, its exports include raw silk, cotton, opium, rose-water, attar of roses, wax and the dye known as Turkey red. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28
A stable is their delight, almost their home, and their olfactories are refreshed by nothing so much as by the smell of old litter, to which attar of roses is assafoetida in comparison. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843
Like the old crests of heraldry, with their "canting" mottoes beneath, they are history in little, a war or a revolution distilled into the powerful attar of a single phrase. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860
The blind old engine would not know the difference though we got up its steam with attar of roses, nor make one revolution more to the minute for it. Among My Books Second Series
This year it is Rosenthal--valley of roses--and sweet as their attar is his spell. From the Easy Chair — Volume 01
The pure attar of roses is worth twenty or thirty dollars an ounce. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition
Superfine invigorator; bold illuminator of the dim spaces of the brain; originator of the glow! which distils its rarest attars! My Tropic Isle
Silver vases and sprinklers follow, containing rose-water and attar of roses. Concerning Animals and Other Matters
These dreary, soot-begrimed streets are the very streets she loves best to appear in, on a sudden, some astonished day, with a sound of silk skirts and a spring wind of attar of roses. The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d ed.]
We lit our cigars, our beards and handkerchiefs were anointed with attar of roses; and the old Major then informed us that there was good khubber of tiger in the wood close by. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter
"I don't know a thing about distilling; how many boilings will it take to collect a bottle of attar?" The Happy Adventurers
To these we may venture to add, oil of spikenard, myrrh, balsams, attar of roses, and rose-water, as the perfumes usually contained in the Hebrew scent-pendants. Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 2
We walked about and conversed, were presented with attar of roses, and went home. The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II
And the air reeked with a thousand indescribable scents—patchouli and attar of roses and cherry blossom, and the heavy odours of hair-oil and dyes and cosmetics and patent medicines innumerable. Without Prejudice
Great Alexander walking in the dusk,   Dreamed of the hour when Greek with Greek should meet;From Thais’ window attar breathed, and musk:   His footsteps went no farther down the street. The Englishman and Other Poems
I'm not really sure if attar of roses is worth while," Hugh said thoughtfully, his eyes on the tiny milk-jug in his hand; "only rich people could afford to buy it. The Happy Adventurers
The faint, indefinable scent of attar of roses was dimly to be discerned as a sort of background for the fragrant smoke. Old Rose and Silver
When we left Sir Salar, he presented me with four bottles of attar of roses. The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II
As Constance alighted from the private elevator, a delicate scent as of attar of roses smote lightly on her, and there was, if anything, a greater air of exotic warmth about the place. Constance Dunlap
Nowhere else is there such a preponderance of pure statement, of the very attar of thought, over the bulkier, circumstantial, qualifying, or secondary elements. Birds and Poets : with Other Papers
Mollie remembered the attar of roses and decided not to embark upon that voyage. The Happy Adventurers
He told me that the long, slender gold-trimmed bottles filled with attar of roses came from the roots of the rose bushes—don't you remember? Old Rose and Silver
As you enter the place," she began, "you feel a delightful warmth and there is an odour of attar of roses in the air. The Ear in the Wall
The legend is as indestructible as the odour of attar of roses. Confessions of a Beachcomber
And the whole air was laden with the hint of sweet scents; tinged with the perfume of attar and myrrh—of a most delicate ambrosia. The Blind Spot
Then we skim the oil that rises to the top, and that is attar of roses. The Happy Adventurers
It smelt rather too strong of attar of roses in there—the Maharajah was fond of attar of roses—but the decorations on the whitewashed walls, in red and yellow, were very wonderful indeed. The Story of Sonny Sahib
The Military Secretary performs a like office to the members of the Rajah's suite, who, however, have to content themselves with attar sprinkled from a silver bottle and "pans" wrapped in silver paper. The Days Before Yesterday
The flesh was absent altogether; it was love rarefied and refined to its highest attar. The Well-Beloved
Hearing this, I hid my face in my hands lest Hans should see human tears unscented with attar of roses, and bade him continue. The Ivory Child
Phebe sniffed attar of rose, crunched the "Lump of Delight" tucked into her mouth, and stared with all her eyes at little Morgiana prancing about the room like a brilliant paroquet. Eight Cousins
Oh, he was trying to make attar of rose of himself in the garden. The Bell-Ringer of Angel's
The Viceroy sprinkles a few drops of attar of roses on the Rajah's clothing from the gold flask, and hands him a piece of betel-nut wrapped in gold paper, known as "pan." The Days Before Yesterday
As I saw no one I stood bewildered, my hair on end in a kind of ecstatic delight, and a faint scent of attar and unguents almost effected by age lingered in my nostrils. The Hungry Stones and Other Stories
Then having given betel to them, scented their garments with attar, and sprinkled rose-water over their heads, he accompanied them to the door, showing much regret. Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance
The cove made a fine bathing place, and the boathouse was his dressing room, though the fragrance of the ancient fish nets stored within it was not that of attar of roses. The Woman-Haters: a yarn of Eastboro twin-lights
These poems differ from others, as attar of roses differs from ordinary rose water, the close packed essence from the thin diluted mixture. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
Less than five miles from St. Paul's are spots whereto, with the persistence of Damascus attar, clings the aroma of former days. The Quest of the Sacred Slipper
Lest the breezes send it flying, the girls lay the powder with sprinkled attar. The Works of Max Beerbohm
"It is an odd thing, Humphrey," he said, "but there is a strange odour here, a very pleasant odour like that of sandal-wood or attar of roses." When the World Shook; being an account of the great adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot
A Spanish Jew from Alicant With aspect grand and grave was there; Vender of silks and fabrics rare, And attar of rose from the Levant. The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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