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lavender water

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A perfume composed of alcohol, essential oil of lavender, essential oil of bergamot, and essence of ambergris.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • 1771, Elizabeth Griffith, The History of Lady Barton, London: T. Davies & T. Cadell, Volume 3, Letter 59, p. 30, When I had recovered my reason, I had the happiness of finding my brother and Delia sitting by me, and my champion kneeling before me, and pouring lavender water on my hands and face, with a look of such tender solicitude, as if his life depended upon mine.

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