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<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> PERFUMER. </strong> The Oriental liking for odoriferous substances has always rendered the function of the perfumer an important one. The materials used in Bible times were gums, resins, roots, barks, leaves; and these were variously combined according to the skill and fancy of the perfumer. In Nehemiah 3:8 we read of a guild of perfumers. ‘ <strong> Perfumers </strong> ’ ought in every instance to be substituted for AV [Note: Authorized Version.] <strong> apothecaries </strong> as well as for <strong> confectionaries </strong> of 1 Samuel 8:13 . </p> <p> Cf. art. Apothecary. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_155735" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_155735" /> == | ||
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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_62014" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_62014" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> PERFU'MER, n. He or that which perfumes. </p> 1. One whose trade is to see perfumes. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:13, 13 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
PERFUMER. The Oriental liking for odoriferous substances has always rendered the function of the perfumer an important one. The materials used in Bible times were gums, resins, roots, barks, leaves; and these were variously combined according to the skill and fancy of the perfumer. In Nehemiah 3:8 we read of a guild of perfumers. ‘ Perfumers ’ ought in every instance to be substituted for AV [Note: Authorized Version.] apothecaries as well as for confectionaries of 1 Samuel 8:13 .
Cf. art. Apothecary.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( n.) One who, oe that which, perfumes.
(2): ( n.) One whose trade is to make or sell perfumes.
King James Dictionary [3]
PERFU'MER, n. He or that which perfumes.
1. One whose trade is to see perfumes.
