neroli
Syllables: ne·ro·li/ˈnɪəɹəli/US/ˈnɛɹəli/
neroli noun: more fully neroli oil or oil of neroli: an essential oil distilled from the blossoms of the bitter orange or Seville orange (Citrus × aurantium subsp. amara) used to make perfumes.
Noun
neroli (countable and uncountable, plural nerolis)
- More fully neroli oil or oil of neroli: an essential oil distilled from the blossoms of the bitter orange or Seville orange (Citrus × aurantium subsp. amara) used to make perfumes.
- NEROLY, a ſort of Perfume.[1724, N[athan] Bailey, “NEROLY”, in An Universal Etymological English Dictionary: […], 2nd edition, London: […] E. Bell, J. Darby, […], →OCLC, column 2
- [page 26] Along with that double orange flower water, the neroly or quinteſſence of orange flowers will come alſo; but as this quinteſſence is the oily part it will ſwim at top; that neroly is firſt of a green colour, but after a few days it turns of a reddiſh one. [...] [page 27] [T]he neroly is...1770, [Mr. Borella], “On Distilling in General. [To Make the Neroly and Orange Flower Water Double.]”, in The Court and Country Confectioner: Or, The House-keeper’s Guide; […], London: Printed for G....
neroli meaning in Vietnamese
neroli in Vietnamese
- essential oil obtained from the blossom of the bitter orange
- dầu hoa cam
Examples of neroli in a sentence
- Bouquet is the white curd soap perfumed with bergamot, oils of cloves, sassafras, thyme, and neroli, and coloured with brown ochre.1840 March, “Soap”, in The Magazine of Domestic Economy, volume V, number LVII, London: Published by W[illiam] S[omerville] Orr & Co., […]...
- [page 78] Now, when orange-flowers are distilled with water, we procure the otto of the blossom, which is known commercially as oil of neroli.1857, G[eorge] W[illiam] Septimus Piesse, “Section III”, in The Art of Perfumery, and Method of Obtaining the Odors of Plants, […]...
- She could pick up her bottle of neroli whenever she was feeling sad, sniff deeply, and the memory of her mother would all come flooding back – not her dying, but her living, happy days.1996, Valerie Ann Worwood, “The Healing Professions and Essential Oils”, in The Fragrant Mind: Aromatherapy for Personality, Mind, Mood...
Forms of neroli
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Origin of neroli
Borrowed from French néroli (“neroli”), from Nerola, a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy. Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins (1642–1722), Princess of Nerola but originally from France, is thought to have made neroli popular as a fragrance in her country of birth around 1670. The word is cognate with Italian (obsolete) nerola, neroli.
Words formed from neroli
Questions about neroli
- What does neroli mean?
- Neroli means more fully neroli oil or oil of neroli: an essential oil distilled from the blossoms of the bitter orange or Seville orange (Citrus × aurantium subsp. amara) used to make perfumes.
- What is neroli in Vietnamese?
- Neroli in Vietnamese is dầu hoa cam. See Neroli meaning in Vietnamese.
- How do you use neroli in a sentence?
- Bouquet is the white curd soap perfumed with bergamot, oils of cloves, sassafras, thyme, and neroli, and coloured with brown ochre.
- What part of speech is neroli?
- Neroli is a noun.
- How do you pronounce neroli?
- Neroli is pronounced /ˈnɪəɹəli/ (UK).
- What is the plural of neroli?
- The plural of neroli is nerolis.
Words near neroli in the dictionary
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