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chypre

chypre noun: any of a family of fragrances built on a base consisting of bergamot, oakmoss and labdanum.

Noun (1)

chypre (plural chypres)

  1. Any of a family of fragrances built on a base consisting of bergamot, oakmoss and labdanum.

Noun (2) capitalized: Chypre

Chypre (plural Chypres)

  1. Any of several perfumes having a citrus top note and woody base notes.

Forms of chypre

pluralchypres
alternative formchipre
pluralChypres

Origin of chypre

French Chypre (“Cyprus”), the name of a perfume created by François Coty in 1917.

Questions about chypre

What does chypre mean?
Chypre means any of a family of fragrances built on a base consisting of bergamot, oakmoss and labdanum.
What part of speech is chypre?
Chypre is a noun.
What is the plural of chypre?
The plural of chypre is chypres.

Words near chypre in the dictionary

  1. Chynoweths
  2. chyometer
  3. chyometers
  4. Chyorny
  5. chyphotid
  6. chypre
  7. chypres
  8. chyromancer
  9. chyromancers
  10. chyromyid
  11. chyromyids

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