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afterscents

afterscents is the plural of afterscent.

Meaning of afterscent

Noun

afterscent (plural afterscents)

  1. A scent that follows something; a scent remaining after its source is no longer present.
    • “Prickly plants of disappointment spring up in so many shapes! Yet some have flowers of sweet afterscent. […] ”1861, R. H. Chermside, An Only Son, Chapter 21, in Dublin University Magazine Volume 58, No. 343, p. 185

Questions about afterscents

What is afterscents the plural of?
Afterscents is the plural of afterscent.

Words near afterscents in the dictionary

  1. aftersails
  2. aftersale
  3. aftersales
  4. aftersaw
  5. afterscent
  6. afterscents
  7. afterschool
  8. afterscript
  9. afterscripts
  10. aftersee
  11. afterseeing

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