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essenced

essenced adjective: having an essence; scented.

Adjective

essenced (comparative more essenced, superlative most essenced)

  1. Having an essence; scented.
    • Oh evil was the root, and bitter was the fruit, And crimson was the juice of the vintage that we trod; For we trampled on the throng of the haughty and the strong, Who sate in the high places, and slew the saints of God. It was about the noon of a glorious day of June, That we saw their banners...1847, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 3. (of 4)
    • Painted for ſight, and eſſenc'd for the ſmell, / Like frigates fraught with ſpice and cochine'l, / Sail in the Ladies: how each Pyrate eyes / So weak a veſſel, and ſo rich a prize!1735, Alexander Pope, “The Fourth Satire of Dr. John Donne”, in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, volume II, London: […] J. Wright, for Lawton Gilliver […], →OCLC, pages 79 and 81, lines 226–229

Forms of essenced

comparativemore essenced
superlativemost essenced

Origin of essenced

From essence + -ed.

Words formed from essenced

Questions about essenced

What does essenced mean?
Essenced means having an essence; scented.
What part of speech is essenced?
Essenced is an adjective.

Words near essenced in the dictionary

  1. Esselmans
  2. Essen
  3. essence
  4. essence peddler
  5. essence peddlers
  6. essenced
  7. essenceless
  8. essencelessness
  9. essences
  10. essencier
  11. essenciers

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